Evidence brief: enhancing patient transitions from treatment in regional cancer centres to survivorship in the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant community
Publication year: 2011
Cancer can be seen as a chronic disease that requires
long-term efforts to address the late effects of treatment
and to maximize the health outcomes of survivors.
Clinicians, experts and healthcare system leaders in the
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant region of Ontario,
much like those working in other jurisdictions, are
grappling with how best to plan and coordinate these
long-term efforts. This evidence brief, and the
stakeholder dialogue it was prepared to inform, were
designed to support their actions. The hope is that the
lessons learned from this demonstration area can inform
developments in other regions across the province of
Ontario and at the provincial level, in other provinces
across Canada and at the national level, and in other
countries.