Didactics-NCCN Guidelines _Wui-Jin_ Koh Uganda ECHO May 2020

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In this video, the speaker discusses the resources developed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) that may be useful for cancer care in Africa. The NCCN is an alliance of 30 leading cancer institutes focused on patient care, research, and education. They have developed a library of 76 guidelines featuring over 198 algorithms that apply to 97% of cancer cases in the United States. These guidelines are updated in real time to incorporate new drugs, devices, and techniques. The NCCN guidelines are downloaded worldwide, with 11.3 million downloads in 2019, and they have been found to improve patient outcomes. The speaker highlights the collaboration between the NCCN and Sub-Saharan African oncologists, resulting in the harmonization of 46 guidelines, covering about 80-85% of all cancers in the Sub-Saharan region. These harmonized guidelines have been endorsed by Ministries of Health and National Cancer Institutes in several African countries. The NCCN also offers a Cancer Guidelines Navigator, which allows healthcare professionals to input patient-related factors and receive recommendations based on the guidelines. Overall, the NCCN aims to improve and facilitate quality, effective, efficient, and accessible cancer care globally through collaboration and partnership.

Keywords

National Comprehensive Cancer Network

cancer care

Africa

guidelines

collaboration