6.3 Cancer Committee Purpose The Cancer Committee is a standing Medical Staff committee which provides program leadership for the Cancer Program, as described in the Guidelines of the Commission on Cancer. The Chair is appointed by the Chief of Staff. Composition The membership composition be multidisciplinary and shall include representatives of all specialties involved in the care of patients with cancer. Voting membership include the American College of Surgeons physician liaison and physicians representing surgery and surgery sub-specialties, medical, oncology, diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology and pathology. Also voting are representatives from administration and nursing, including pain control. Non voting members include social services, the cancer registry and quality management. Duties Develops and evaluates annual goals and objectives for the clinical, educational and programmatic endeavors related to cancer. Promotes a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to patient management. Establishes, monitors, and evaluates the cancer conference frequency, format, care presentation and multidisciplinary attendance requirements. Ensures that an active education supportive care system is in place for patients, families and staff. Promotes clinical research. Establishes and implements a plan to evaluate the quality of cancer registry data and activity on an annual basis. The plan include procedures to monitor case finding, accuracy of data collections, abstracting timeliness, follow-up and data reporting. Monitors quality management and improvement through completion of quality management studies that focus on quality, access to care, and outcomes. Upholds medical ethical standards. Meetings The committee meets quarterly. Reporting Process The committee shall maintain a record of its proceedings and actions and shall report to the Quality Management Committee.
6.3 Cancer Committee Purpose The Cancer Committee is a standing Medical Staff committee which provides program leadership for the Cancer Program, as described in the Guidelines of the Commission on Cancer. The Chair is appointed by the Chief of Staff. Composition The membership composition be multidisciplinary and shall include representatives of all specialties involved in the care of patients with cancer. Voting membership include the American College of Surgeons physician liaison and physicians representing surgery and surgery sub-specialties, medical, oncology, diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology and pathology. Also voting are representatives from administration and nursing, including pain control. Non voting members include social services, the cancer registry and quality management. Duties Develops and evaluates annual goals and objectives for the clinical, educational and programmatic endeavors related to cancer. Promotes a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to patient management. Establishes, monitors, and evaluates the cancer conference frequency, format, care presentation and multidisciplinary attendance requirements. Ensures that an active education supportive care system is in place for patients, families and staff. Promotes clinical research. Establishes and implements a plan to evaluate the quality of cancer registry data and activity on an annual basis. The plan include procedures to monitor case finding, accuracy of data collections, abstracting timeliness, follow-up and data reporting. Monitors quality management and improvement through completion of quality management studies that focus on quality, access to care, and outcomes. Upholds medical ethical standards. Meetings The committee meets quarterly. Reporting Process The committee shall maintain a record of its proceedings and actions and shall report to the Quality Management Committee.