483 - Raising the volume of patient voice in cancer care. Movember & Cancer Australia

In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Ruby Hartley speaks with Sarah Weller from Movember, Professor Bogda Koczwara from Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, and Cindy Toms from Cancer Australia about the importance of integrating patient feedback into cancer care through advanced health technology. 

They discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by the Pan Cancer initiative, focusing on data standardisation, interoperability, and the role of patient-reported outcomes in enhancing cancer treatment.

Key Takeaways:

• Effective cancer treatment needs technology capable of managing longitudinal data across various healthcare providers and systems over extended periods.
• The interoperability of patient-reported outcomes is key to comparing care quality among different health settings and improving targeted care delivery.
• The Pan Cancer initiative aims to standardise and unify data collection nationwide, addressing differences in jurisdictional technologies and infrastructures.
• Future healthcare scenarios envision real-time feedback on patient outcomes, providing immediate care adjustments for better management.
• National benchmarking could help identify high-risk populations, guiding targeted training and better medication accessibility.
• The initiative by Movember aims to standardise patient-reported outcomes across cancer types in Australia, facilitating improved healthcare systems and decision-making processes.

Check out the episode and full show notes on the Talking HealthTech website.

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