Sharing our Canadian experience with PROMs at the 2013 National PROMs Summit in London, England
The Second National PROMs Summit focusing on the Development of PROMs in Clinical Practice at a Local Level was held on November 14th, 2013 in London, England. The conference was attended by Angie Chan, Project Manager, on behalf of the VALHUE study team, whose presentation garnered interest among the mostly UK-based attendees. Read more
Measuring the Patient’s View of the Queue: Challenges and Strategies for Collecting Patient Reported Outcomes Data for Waitlisted Surgical Patients
Vancouver Coastal Health, in collaboration with the University of British Columbia, is collecting Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) to quantify the effects of waiting for surgical care. General and condition-specific health status, pain, and depression are being measured at three points during the patient’s episode of care: 1) upon registration to a surgical wait list, 2) prior to surgery, and 3) post-recovery. These repeated measurements allow us to evaluate the impact of wait time on the patient’s health while they wait for surgery and after treatment. Read more
RESIO
The RESIO study was undertaken to test the feasibility of collecting PROMs on a routine basis. From November 1999 to September 2000, 5,313 consecutive patients having cataract replacement surgery, cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, lumbar discectomy, prostatectomy, or total hip replacement completed a pre- and post-surgery survey of their health related quality of life (HRQOL). Wright CJ, Chambers […]