Global Nursing

Hello everyone,

I recently came across this excellent presentation by Dr Chris Booth on an international movement recently launched called "Common Sense Oncology", which aims to bring research, education and policy decisions for cancer back to a more patient-centered approach, particularly focused on increasing the emphasis on quality of life outcomes for patients. I highly recommend the lecture, and here is the article the group recently published in The Lancet Oncology to launch the initiative (also attached as PDF), and their website. 

The ideas and values really resonate with me, but it also brought up questions:

• What is the reach of this discussion? Are colleagues in your area of practice aware/talking about it? I'm currently working in a policy space, so it is being discussed, but I'm wondering if it has also reached more clinical settings.
• Where is the nurse perspective in this movement, and in what way can this discussion benefit from more nurse participation? The values guiding this discussion are the basis of so much oncology nursing advocacy work, at both the patient and public health levels. The founding team on the CSO website has representatives from around the world, including low-income countries, and includes oncologists, pharmacists and patient advocates. This diversity of perspective is admirable, but I did not see any nurses on the list. (To note: the website has a place to sign up to get involved, if anyone is interested!)
• Has the Oncology Nursing Society been involved in this work at all? Would be an interesting partnership to pursue. 

Would love to hear people's thoughts.

Hello everyone,

I recently came across this excellent presentation by Dr Chris Booth on an international movement recently launched called "Common Sense Oncology", which aims to bring research, education and policy decisions for cancer back to a more patient-centered approach, particularly focused on increasing the emphasis on quality of life outcomes for patients. I highly recommend the lecture, and here is the article the group recently published in The Lancet Oncology to launch the initiative (also attached as PDF), and their website. 

The ideas and values really resonate with me, but it also brought up questions:

• What is the reach of this discussion? Are colleagues in your area of practice aware/talking about it? I'm currently working in a policy space, so it is being discussed, but I'm wondering if it has also reached more clinical settings.
• Where is the nurse perspective in this movement, and in what way can this discussion benefit from more nurse participation? The values guiding this discussion are the basis of so much oncology nursing advocacy work, at both the patient and public health levels. The founding team on the CSO website has representatives from around the world, including low-income countries, and includes oncologists, pharmacists and patient advocates. This diversity of perspective is admirable, but I did not see any nurses on the list. (To note: the website has a place to sign up to get involved, if anyone is interested!)
• Has the Oncology Nursing Society been involved in this work at all? Would be an interesting partnership to pursue. 

Would love to hear people's thoughts.