Implementing a multidisciplinary approach for older adults with Cancer: geriatric oncology in practice

Presley, Carolyn J.; Krok-Schoen, Jessica L.; Wall, Sarah A.; Noonan, Anne M.; Jones, Desiree C.; Folefac, Edmund; Williams, Nicole; Overcash, Janine; Rosko, Ashley E.

doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01625-5

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Table 1 Multi-disciplinary Clinics in Geriatric Oncology in the United States

From: Implementing a multidisciplinary approach for older adults with Cancer: geriatric oncology in practice

Clinic and Location	Components of a multidisciplinary clinic^a
Clinic and Location	Geriatrics	Oncology	Nursing	Pharmacy	Psycho-social Support^b	Cognitive/ Psychology/ Psychiatry	Speech Language Pathology	PT	OT	Nutrition	Palliative
Cancer and Aging Resiliency (CARE) Clinic, Columbus, OH	no	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	YES	no	YES	no
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY [9]	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	YES	YES	YES	YES
Specialized Oncology Care & Research in the Elderly (SOCARE) Geriatric Oncology Clinic, Wilmot Cancer Institute, Rochester, NY	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	YES	YES	YES	YES
Comprehensive Oncology Program for Elders (COPE), Roger Williams Cancer Center, Providence, RI	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	no	YES	YES	YES	YES
Geriatric Oncology Program, Tate Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD	no	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	no	YES	YES	YES	YES
Center for Cancer and Aging, City of Hope, Duarte, CA	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	no	YES	YES	YES	no
Senior Adult Oncology Center, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD [10]	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	no	no	no	YES	YES
Geriatric Oncology Program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC	YES	YES	no	YES	YES	YES	no	YES	YES	no	no
Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	no	no	no	no	YES
Senior Adult Oncology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL [11]	no	YES	YES	YES	YES	no	no	no	no	YES	no
Specialized Oncology Care & Research in the Elderly (SOCARE) Clinic, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL	no	YES	YES	no	YES	no	no	no	no	no	YES
Living Well Program, Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA [12]	no	YES	YES	no	YES	YES	no	no	no	no	no
Geriatric Oncology Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH	YES	no	YES	YES	YES	no	no	YES	no	no	YES
John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University, New Jersey	YES	no	YES	no	YES	no	no	no	no	no	YES

Data regarding multidisciplinary care teams was collated via published literature, website review, and personal communications ^aBased on personal communication with clinic leaders and/or directors. ^bCan include social workers, patient navigators, health advocates, or chaplains. PT Physical Therapy, OT Occupational Therapy. Programs are not static and may have changed since the time of this publication. We recommend contacting the programs directly for the most up-to-date services available

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