Opinion|Videos|January 30, 2025
Enhancing Supportive Care and Quality of Life for RCC Patients
Panelists discuss their institution’s multidisciplinary approach to RCC care, emphasizing key specialties involved in coordinating patient care, ensuring seamless collaboration and communication across the team, the value of a multidisciplinary care team from the patient perspective, and unmet needs or opportunities to enhance supportive care and quality of life for patients with RCC, including gaps in education and practical ways nurses can empower and support patients.
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Video content above is prompted by the following:
- Each institution has its own multidisciplinary approach to RCC care. Can you describe our center’s model and approach to holistic patient support?
- What key specialties and roles are involved in coordinating comprehensive patient care?
- How do you ensure seamless collaboration and clear communication across the team?
- From the patient standpoint, what were the most valuable aspects of a multidisciplinary care team? How do Dr McManus, RN Brown, and the rest of the team best support you throughout your treatment journey? Please feel free to share examples or experiences.
- From your perspective, what unmet needs or opportunities do you see for enhancing supportive care and quality of life for patients with RCC
- Are there gaps in current patient education or supportive care services?
- What are practical ways in which nurses can empower and support patients?
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