Publications by authors named "Kelly Bugos"
Cardiac electrophysiology is a highly specialized field focused on the management of cardiac arrhythmias. Therefore, rigorous training is required for advanced practice providers (APPs) to competently practice independently within the specialty. An in-depth, 12-month training curriculum was created for electrophysiology in conjunction with a previously established APP Fellowship Program for the training of other complex subspecialties at an academic medical center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOne-on-one mentoring is not a fit for all transition to practice programs because of the need to recruit large numbers of mentors several times a year and the cost associated with supporting many mentor/mentee relationships. A group mentoring model is sustainable because it can foster a collaborative learning environment and emphasize knowledge sharing, skill acquisition, and emotional support within the group dynamic. Models can be replicated and applied in any setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Stanford Cancer Survivorship Program is a key initiative of Stanford Cancer Institute. The program's mission is to improve the experience and outcomes of patients and family caregivers throughout all phases of the cancer trajectory by advancing survivorship research, clinical care, and education. The four pillars of the program include clinical care delivery with a focus on primary care-survivorship collaboration and expanding specialty services, education and training of healthcare professionals, transdisciplinary patient-oriented research, and community engagement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs the advanced practice provider (APP) workforce continues to rapidly grow in healthcare, there is a greater need for APP leadership positions. Often, these positions are organically designated to the best clinicians on the team, who may not have leadership experience. Stanford Health Care Center for Advanced Practice embarked on formalized leadership training using a newly developed administration specialty within the APP Fellowship Program to support new leader transition.
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- Cancer care guidelines emphasize the need for regular distress screening, as about one in three cancer patients experience significant distress, but implementation varies widely.
- A study at Stanford Cancer Center tested a hybrid screening method (electronic and paper) using a modified questionnaire to evaluate health and distress, incorporating workflow changes to integrate with electronic health records.
- Over 53,000 questionnaires were collected, revealing that about 40% of patients screened positively for distress, leading to significant referrals for supportive care, highlighting the method's feasibility for large-scale use.
Objectives: To describe the current literature and future directions of survivorship care for the adult blood cancer population including unique features, identification of needs, practice guidelines, care models and the implications for nursing.
Data Sources: Peer reviewed literature, government and national advocacy organization reports, professional organization guidelines.
Conclusion: Adult blood cancer survivors are a heterogeneous population that often receives complicated treatments to live a longer life.
Purpose: Little is known about melanoma survivors' long-term symptoms, sun protection practices, and support needs from health providers.
Methods: Melanoma survivors treated at Stanford Cancer Center from 1995 through 2011 were invited to complete a heath needs survey. We compared responses of survivors by sex, education, time since diagnosis (long-term vs.