Oncology Nurse Advisor (10/2, Garbutt) reports on a study presented at 2018 ASCO Quality Care Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona, finding that integrating “mental health professionals into the cancer care team can improve recognition and management of delirium in cancer patients.” For the study at the Cleveland Clinic, “psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers accompanied caregivers on multidisciplinary rounds to facilitate discussions about delirium and its management.” The findings appear in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Related Links:
— “Integrating Mental Health Into Multidisciplinary Oncology Care Improves Inpatient Care, “Tiffany Garbutt, PhD, Oncology Nurse Advisor, October 02, 2018.