1
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Value in cancer care
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Treatments that have the greatest magnitude of benefit |
| Honest conversations – psychological aspects of palliative care |
2
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Digital communication (telephone/web-based) |
Less travel for unnecessary visits and decongested clinics |
| For collaborative effort amongst clinical researchers and multidisciplinary teams and access to meetings |
3
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Convenience
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International collaboration easy – no need for visas, expensive travel costs |
| For individuals with families who could not participate because it meant time away from home |
4
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Inclusivity and cooperation
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NGOs and palliative care have gained prominence for role in community acting as a bridge between community and tertiary centres |
| Team work across professional cadres (e.g. epidemiologists being valued in clinical scenario) |
5
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Decentralisation of cancer care
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Shift to general practitioner/nurse led follow-up visits and imaging |
| Community engagement in palliative care (which is the best model that has taken time to take root) |
| Innovation in medicine distribution, home administration of chemotherapy |
6
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Policy change
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Basis for change in legal framework prohibiting community based chemotherapy administration and use of digital technology in health |
| Shift to more patient centred screening practices HPV – self-collection; stool-based testing for colon cancer |
7
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Human interactions
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Easier consolidation of global collaborations and meeting of unlikely groups |
| Collegial interactions are qualitative than quantitative because of limited time with increased communication efficiency |
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Hygiene practices |
More hand washing, adherence to cleaning schedules |
9
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Health awareness and promotion
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Increased awareness of anti-smoking messaging |
| Increased exposure of fake news and false medical propaganda; increased trust in health experts |
10
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Systems improvement
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Increased attention to waiting times/appointments |
| Increased attention to patient throughput at different levels of service in hospitals |
