Sandra E Kurtin

When One is Diagnosed, Two Are Changed: The Caregiver Experience in Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis

Sandra E Kurtin, Fatima Scipione, Kristin Britton, Jessica Fraser et autres

Understanding Disease Control: What Shapes Patient Experience in Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis

Sandra E Kurtin, Erin Kolb, Fatima Scipione, Teresa Green et autres

Animated Patient's guide to Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Assessing patient understanding, shared decision-making, and health outcomes.

Sandra E Kurtin, Jamile M. Shammo, David P. Steensma, Peggy Ann Torney et autres

Abstract Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient education resources that address barriers to health literacy, elucidate the many complexities of AML, and demonstrate improved patient outcomes are limited. Poor health literacy is well-recognized as a major impediment in patient understanding of disease, …

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Integrating a Rare Disease into Practice: Development of a Toolkit for Systemic Mastocytosis

Sandra E Kurtin, Cem Akin, Edward J. Pearson

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) exemplifies the diagnostic and management challenges associated with rare diseases, which often involve prolonged time to diagnosis, limited access to clinical experts, and persistent symptom burden. Advanced practitioners (APs) are increasingly responsible for the care of patients with rare …

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Patient and Advanced Practitioner Perspectives on Symptom Burden and Symptom Management in Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis

Sandra E Kurtin, Sue Woodward, Edward Anders Kolb, S.P. MacDonald Hull

Background: Symptom burden is the primary driver for patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) to seek medical care, whether or not they are diagnosed. Purpose: This descriptive study aimed to describe the advanced practitioner (AP) and ISM patient perspective relative to the …

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Integrating Biomarker Testing into EHR Systems: Implications for the Laboratory Based on Findings from a Multistakeholder Summit

Caroline Offit, Rania Emara, Birte Hernandez Alvarez, Ashley Lile et autres

Abstract Introduction/Objective Guideline-driven tumor biomarker testing remains standard of care for precision oncology due to the increasing number of treatment decisions that can be made based on tumor-specific alterations. However, most electronic health record (EHR) systems lack bidirectional interfaces with labs that …

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Integrating electronic health records (EHRs) to facilitate cancer biomarker testing: Real-world implementation barriers and solutions.

Karen M. Huelsman, Caroline Offit, Wendi Waugh, Christopher M. McNair et autres

e13649 Background: Effective integration between EHRs and cancer biomarker testing processes is an unmet need across academic and community settings. Despite the benefits of EHR-integrated workflows and the desire for streamlined test results, as supported by a recent ASCO Workforce Survey, many …

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The Value of the Advanced Practitioner in Hematology and Oncology: Establishing Benchmarks

Sandra E Kurtin, Mailey Lynn Wilks, MSN Heather Koniarczyk, MSN Nicole Deline et autres

Advanced practitioners (APs) in hematology and oncology (heme/onc) practice and provide oversight across myriad settings, including outpatient, inpatient, specialty centers, infusion centers, and other care settings. Understanding the complexity of care within the specific role APs play in providing day-to-day services across …

Advanced Practitioners as Agents of Change: Leveraging Quality Improvement to Improve Practice

Sandra E Kurtin, Andrea Edwards, MSN Heather Koniarczyk, Camille Petraitis et autres

Scientific innovation in hematology and oncology is constant and increasingly complex, requiring individual clinicians and institutions to effectively integrate standards of care across the diverse hematology and oncology landscape into practice. Effective integration of evolving diagnostics, risk models, new therapeutics and novel …

Advanced Practitioners in Hematology and Oncology: State of the Workforce

Sandra E Kurtin, CRNP Carolyn Grande, Megan Brafford May, Andrea Edwards et autres

Advanced practitioners (APs), including nurse practitioners (NP), physician assistants (PA), pharmacists, and nurses with advanced degrees, including advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), play a critical role in quality, timely, and expert cancer care. Burnout, retention, and resilience have been studied in physician …

Advanced Practitioners in Hematology and Oncology: A Call to Action

Sandra E Kurtin

The hematology and oncology field is experiencing a wave of challenges in the form of workforce shortages, increasing complexity of care, and a growing population of cancer survivors. These factors all contribute to pressure on oncology practices to improve efficiency. Advanced practitioners …

Role of the Advanced Practitioner in Clinical Research

Christa Braun‐Inglis, MSN Brianna Hoffner, APRN Lisa Kottschade, MSN Erin Pierce et autres

Advanced practitioners are key members of the oncology care team, and their numbers and significance continue to expand. While the role of the AP has become well defined in everyday clinical practice, there is still space to define the AP role in …

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