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Abesada-Terk, Guillermo

Mayo Clinic

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa; Center for Cancer Care and Research at Watson Clinic, Lakeland; Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, Sarasota; Spacecoast Cancer Center, Titusville; Ocala Oncology, Ocala; Coastal On

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Use of Adjuvant Cisplatin-Based Versus Carboplatin-Based Chemotherapy in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Findings From the Florida Initiative for Quality Cancer Care

Journal of Oncology Practice | July 17, 2015 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 332-337

10.1200/jop.2014.001750 | PMID 25991639

In this study, academic practice status and treatment year predicted use of adjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
Florida Initiative for Quality Cancer Care: Changes in Psychosocial Quality of Care Indicators Over a 3-Year Interval

Journal of Oncology Practice | February 26, 2015 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: e103-e109

10.1200/jop.2014.001525 | PMID 25352389

Findings suggest that more intensive efforts than audit and feedback will be required to improve the quality of psychosocial care, and that greater recognition of problems with emotional well-being may tax the ability of practices to link patients with appropriate services.
Changes in the Care of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer After Audit and Feedback: The Florida Initiative for Quality Cancer Care

Journal of Oncology Practice | July 18, 2014 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: e247-e254

10.1200/jop.2013.001275 | PMID 24737876

This study is among the first to report on the use of audit and feedback to improve medical oncology practices specifically for the processes of care in NSCLC. A modest but important improvement was observed between 2006 and 2009.