AI Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to educate University of Georgia (UGA) college health providers on care for pediatric cancer survivors and to establish a cancer survivor registry.
- Twenty-four providers participated, with 16 completing surveys before and after the initiative, showing a significant increase in their familiarity with survivor care and their likelihood to provide it.
- The initiative successfully identified 95 cancer survivors, primarily diagnosed before age 21, demonstrating that college health centers can improve care for medically vulnerable survivor populations through targeted education and health informatics.
Article Abstract
Objective: This study reviews an initiative to educate providers on pediatric cancer survivor care and to establish a cancer survivor registry in a college health center.
Participants: PARTICIPANTS were University of Georgia (UGA) college health providers.
Methods: Providers attended lectures on survivor care and were encouraged to register on Cancer SurvivorLink. Changes in provider familiarity and practice were measured using baseline and follow-up surveys. A survivor registry was created using health entrance forms and medical records abstraction.
Results: Twenty-four providers registered on SurvivorLink, and 16 completed both surveys. Familiarity with survivor care (p = .003) and a survivor health care plan (p = .016) increased. Likelihood to deliver survivor care increased (p = .01). UGA follows 95 survivors; 71 diagnosed at < 21 years. Among survivors diagnosed at < 21 years, 91% reported their diagnosis on entrance forms.
Conclusions: Through education and optimization of health informatics, college health centers can identify and provide survivor care to this medically vulnerable population.
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