From Bench to Bedside: Clinical practice examples
Example 3: University Hospital of Besançon - Oncology Unit, France - dayclinic
Background
Over 500 new cancer patients per year start systemic treatment at the oncology outpatient unit of Besançon University Hospital. Each patient has a dedicated encounter with a nurse before initiating therapy. During this encounter, called "caregiver support time", the nurse explains the treatment, the side effects and discusses the patient’s supportive care needs.
A supportive care day hospital was set up at the University Hospital of Besançon in January 2019. It offers patients meetings with several supportive care professionals according to their needs, in a dedicated place and time. Patients can be seen there after their caregiver support time and supportive care needs have been identified, or whenever it's considered necessary by oncologists. Supportive care specialised oncologists coordinate patients' care pathway through the supportive care day hospital.
The electronic PRO measures have been implemented for patients doing the caregiver support time and those treated at the supportive care day hospital since December 2020.
