Integrating Age-Friendly Care Into the Oncology Continuum

This is a visual representation of an online publication from the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, November 8-12, 2023.

Authors

Bianca Alvarez¹, Elana Plotkin¹, Leigh Boehmer¹, Kristine Swartz², Samuel F. Sestito³, Ginah Nightingale²

¹Association of Community Cancer Centers, Rockville, MD; ²Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Background

The number of older adults diagnosed with cancer is steadily rising, and measures for equitable, high quality care in oncology are relatively undefined. The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), led the first oncology focused cohort guided by the 4Ms Framework for Age-Friendly Health Systems.

See poster presented of an online publication from the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, November 8-12, 2023.

Acknowledgements

ACCC would like to thank the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) for their support and contributions to this important program.

Funding

This program is made possible by support from The John A. Hartford Foundation.