Supportive Care 2030 Movement
The Supportive Care 2030 Movement
As a global leader in supportive care in cancer, MASCC led the development of 15 ambition statements (13 statements and 2 substatements). The statements were collaboratively developed by patient advocates, researchers and care providers through a consensus process. The statements describe the desired state of supportive care by 2030 and will be used to inform future action plans. Achieving such standards of care is not the sole responsibility of MASCC and will require the concerted efforts of the global community.
In these ambition statements:
- The term ‘people affected by cancer’ includes any person who has a diagnosis of any type of cancer across the entire cancer care continuum, as well as their significant others.
- Supportive care takes a life-long, team-based approach including people affected by cancer and care providers as part of the team.
Ambition Statements
OPTIMAL CLINICAL CARE
- Evidence-based guidelines driven care
Supportive care is accessible to all people affected by cancer informed by evidence-based guidelines that are promoted and supported by the local and global community.
Sub-statement: High-quality, accessible, up-to-date management guidelines for treatment-related toxicities, co-morbidities and complications, are available and translated into practice. Such guidelines are person- centered, multi-disciplinary in nature, and developed/revised to address the profiles of new cancer therapies.
- Coordinated and individualized care
The individual supportive care needs of people affected by cancer are addressed via a seamless, coordinated, communicative, team-based, patient-centered approach. Care pathways are individualized, flexible and evidence-based, addressing multiple and overlapping toxicities and health concerns.
- Dedicated supportive oncology services
Structured and dedicated supportive oncology services are accessible to all people affected by cancer across all care settings.
- Routine screening and actions
All people affected by cancer are empowered by care providers to report health concerns through routine screening for potential and existing treatment toxicities, cancer symptoms, and psychosocial issues. Such information is used to inform available supportive care.
Sub-statement: Routine collection of patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) is used to inform timely, individualized care for all people affected by cancer throughout the cancer care continuum (i.e., diagnosis, active treatment, survivorship, palliative care, and end-of-life care). Such data are integrated into health records.
- Financial impact minimization
All people affected by cancer are screened for financial distress and assisted, using evidence-informed approaches, to manage or reduce financial impacts.
- Comprehensive survivorship care
All people affected by cancer are provided with high-quality, comprehensive survivorship care by trained and competent care providers according to an agreed set of skills, capabilities, and activities, within a model of care agreed between the survivor and care providers.
- Timely palliative care
All people affected with cancer are offered education about and provided with timely, best-practice, needs-based palliative and end-of-life care.
QUALITY PATIENT-FACING SUPPORT
- Quality self-management support
All people affected by cancer are empowered by trained and competent care providers through quality, self-management support in managing their health and care.
- Evidence-informed education
All people affected by cancer are empowered to engage in supportive care through the provision of evidence-informed education.
- Lifestyle behavioral support
All people affected by cancer are empowered to optimize lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, nutrition etc.) through routine screening and tailored, respectful and evidence-informed support delivered by trained and competent care providers.
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM LEADERSHIP APPROACHES
- Coordination at all levels
Efforts to advance supportive care are coordinated at every level (local, organizational, national and global).
- Authentic collaboration
Meaningful and authentic collaboration between people affected by cancer, researchers, care providers, and institutions (educational, government and non-government) informs supportive care delivery, research and policy.
- Team-based approach
Supportive care provision and research adopts a coordinated, team-based approach involving all care providers and disciplines relevant to optimize outcomes and experiences of people affected by cancer.
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For the full report, please access the open access article here (free):
Chan RJ et al. eClinicalMedicine (2024).
