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Lung cancer (internet-based) Delphi (LUCiD): A modified eDelphi consensus process to establish Australasian clinical quality indicators for thoracic cancer
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December 2024
Authors: Jessica Nash, Emily Stone, Shalini Vinod, Tracy Leong, Paul Dawkins, Rob G. Stirling, Susan Harden, Alison Bolton, Annette McWilliams, Kenneth O'Byrne, Gavin M. Wright, Vanessa N. Brunelli, Tracey Guan, Shoni Philpot, Neal Navani, Fraser Brims, on behalf of the LUCAP investigator team
Comment by Mark Lavercombe: Disparities in lung cancer care are prevalent throughout the world, and a broad knowledge of local epidemiologic patterns and specific at-risk groups is important to achieve best outcomes. Further, practice guidelines for screening and management must be informed by a knowledge of local factors that might affect care delivery. Part of any optimisation process includes knowing what the goal is and how to measure its achievement, and the authors of this paper have – after a modified electronic Delphi consensus process – defined a series of clinical quality indicators for the care of thoracic cancers in Australasia. The result is a broad list of quality indicators that can be used for the evaluation of local services and as a benchmark for care planning and delivery.
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Dr Mark Lavercombe was appointed in this specialist editor role in 2021 to further expand and strengthen Respirology’s contribution to medical education.
Located in Melbourne, Australia, he works as a clinician in respiratory health and sleep disorders at Western Health and is affiliated with The University of Melbourne as a distinguished expert in medical education.
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