2016
Attitudes of radiation oncologists toward palliative and supportive care in the United States: Report on national membership survey by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Wei R, Mattes M, Yu J, Thrasher A, Shu H, Paganetti H, De Los Santos J, Koontz B, Abraham C, Balboni T. Attitudes of radiation oncologists toward palliative and supportive care in the United States: Report on national membership survey by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Practical Radiation Oncology 2016, 7: 113-119. PMID: 28274395, PMCID: PMC5538013, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyRadiation oncologistsPracticing radiation oncologistsInitiate advance care planningLack of clinical timeCare planning discussionsAdvance care planningDiscussion of prognosisRadiation oncologyMedical education effortsRadiation Oncology membersSupportive careCare planningManaging depressionPsychosocial distressPerceived barriersUnited StatesPlanning discussionsManaging painPractice membersMedical educationClinical timeResidency programsResidency trainingAdvanced cancer
2015
US radiation oncology practice patterns for posttreatment survivor care
Koontz B, Benda R, De Los Santos J, Hoffman K, Huq M, Morrell R, Sims A, Stevens S, Yu J, Chen R. US radiation oncology practice patterns for posttreatment survivor care. Practical Radiation Oncology 2015, 6: 50-56. PMID: 26603597, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2015.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvivorship care plansCare planningImplementation of survivorship care plansCare of cancer patientsElectronic medical record systemPrimary care providersPhase of careMedical record systemFollow-upRadiation Oncology membersSurvivorship careEligible providersCancer survivorsCare providersNutrition servicesKey barriersCurative intent patientsCare patternsLength of follow-upElectronic surveyImprove communicationOncology practiceCareProfessional guidelinesPractice patterns