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UICC World Cancer Congress 2006

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge into Action

July 8-12, 2006, Washington, DC, USA

Sunday, 9 July 2006 - 1:30 PM
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Metastatic Bone Pain: Application of a National Process to Bring Evidence into Practice

Ann Syme, MSN, British Columbia Cancer Agency, 2410 Lee Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 6V5, Canada, Louise Zitzelsberger, PhD, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital – Civic Campus, Administrative Services Bldg – Box 693, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada, and Ian Graham, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Ave,, ASB room 2-008, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada.

Objective: This presentation will describe the overall process trialed to create a national guideline for cancer control in the piloted areas of prevention and symptom management. Details will be provided on the guideline being applied to the bone pain efforts. Highlighted will be the areas that seem successful, and those where we need to develop our process more.

Methods:

Results: Canada is fortunate to have a group of stakeholders who came together to create the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control. This group identified five priority areas for the Canadian cancer control system, one of which was clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).

This CPG action subgroup has been working on a model and process for evidence-based CPGs to be appraised and adapted and/ or adopted. Three clinical test areas were selected: cervical screening, colorectal screening and the treatment of pain arising from bone metastases.

A report on the first findings of the bone pain group will be reviewed in detail along with implications for practitioners.



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