INNV-31. NEURO-ONCOLOGY OUTPATIENT SATISFACTION IS MAINTAINED IN THE ERA OF COVID-19 TELEMEDICINE
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2021-11-12
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>INTRODUCTION</jats:title> <jats:p>The use of telemedicine increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the impact on patient satisfaction in the Neuro-oncology population is unknown. This quality improvement project compares outpatient satisfaction before and during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as in-person versus telemedicine platforms during the pandemic.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>METHODS</jats:title> <jats:p>We performed an IRB-exempt retrospective analysis of aggregate de-identified outpatient satisfaction scores among Neuro-oncology patients seen at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center (PRTBTC) at Duke University. The Clinician & Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) is a survey developed and distributed by Press Ganey Associates, and is the most widely used outpatient satisfaction survey in the United States. We compared pre-COVID-19 CG-CAHPS scores from patients who received in-person care at the PRBTC between April 2019 and March 2020 to COVID-19 pandemic CG-CAHPS scores (i.e. those who received either telemedicine or in-person care at the PRTBTC) from April 2020 to March 2021.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>RESULTS</jats:title> <jats:p>Approximately 1448 surveys were completed for both in-person and telemedicine visits. During the pandemic, 48.6% of surveys represented telemedicine, with monthly variations from 84.6% (April 2020) to 21.4% (March 2021). Patient satisfaction scores pre-COVID-19 were similar to those during the pandemic: overall provider rating from 0-10 (9.28 v 9.36), knowledge of medical history (96.9% v 95.4%), listens carefully (96.6% v 96.9%), shows respect (97.2% v 98.1%), and time spent (93.2% v 95.5%). During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person and telemedicine demonstrate similar levels of satisfaction: overall provider rating from 0-10 (9.29 v 9.48), knowledge of medical history (94.9% v 96.1%), listens carefully (95.4% v 99.0%), shows respect (97.5% v 99.0%), and time spent (94.7% v 96.7%).</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>CONCLUSION</jats:title> <jats:p>Outpatient satisfaction prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic was similar. Patients reported similar satisfaction between in-person and telemedicine platforms. We support the ongoing use of telemedicine for outpatient Neuro-oncology.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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Petitt, Zoey, James Herndon, Oren Gottfried, Christina Cone, Daniel Landi, Mustafa Khasraw, Henry Friedman, David M Ashley, et al. (2021). INNV-31. NEURO-ONCOLOGY OUTPATIENT SATISFACTION IS MAINTAINED IN THE ERA OF COVID-19 TELEMEDICINE. Neuro-Oncology, 23(Supplement_6). pp. vi112–vi112. 10.1093/neuonc/noab196.442 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/24052.
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Daniel Bryce Landi
Mustafa Khasraw
I am a physician-scientist with a background in medical oncology and neuro-oncology, with affiliations to multiple departments, research, and training programs at Duke.
I lead a Tumor Immunobiology Laboratory where we use various wet and dry lab techniques to understand the interactions between tumors and the immune system. Our goal is to identify vulnerabilities that can be targeted for novel therapies.
I serve as the Deputy Director of the Center for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Duke Cancer Institute where we are tasked to facilitate clinical research and translate promising discoveries made by scientists across various departments and cancer types at Duke, particularly in the field of immune and T cell-based therapies.
My team and our laboratory operate in an environment that enables the transition from bench-side basic scientific discoveries to clinical trials, and back to the bench ensuring the evaluation of new treatments for cancer patients.
David Michael Ashley
My career in cancer research dates more than two decades. I am credentialed in both pediatric and adult neuro-oncology practice and this has been the focus of my efforts in translational research and leadership. As evident from my publication and grant support record, my primary academic focus has been on neurologic tumors, the development of innovative therapies and approaches to care. These efforts have included basic and translational laboratory research. My experience includes moving laboratory findings in brain tumor immunology and epigenetics into early phase clinical trials. I have expertise in immuno-oncology, having developed and clinically tested dendritic cell vaccines and other immuno-therapeutics. My achievements in research have led to change in practice in the care of children and adults with brain tumors, including the introduction of new standards of practice for the delivery of systemic therapy. I am highly regarded for this work, as evidenced by numerous invitations to plenary sessions and symposia of international standing. I have been the principal investigator of a number of important national and international studies, both clinical and pre-clinical. I am recognized as a senior figure and opinion leader in neuro-oncology nationally and internationally. I have held several significant leadership roles, including Director of two major cancer centers, I served as the Chair of Medicine at Deakin University, the Program Director of Cancer Services at University Hospital Barwon Health, and Executive Director of the Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre (Australia). I began my current position as Director of The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Head, Preuss Laboratory, in March 2018. In this role, I am responsible for the clinical care, research, and educational program related to Brain Tumor Center. I am also a senior investigational neuro-oncologist within the adult brain tumor program at Duke.
Margaret Johnson
I am a neuro-oncologist, neurologist, and palliative care physician at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. I also provide neuro-oncology expertise for the National Tele-Oncology Program and National Precision Oncology Program at the Veteran's Health Administration. My clinical and research interests encompass supportive care and palliative care with a special interest in older adults with brain tumors. The incidence of malignant brain tumors like glioblastoma and non-malignant tumors like meningioma affect aging populations and it is crucial to be able to provide better care for these patients.
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