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The role of guidelines in quality improvement for cancer surgery
Author(s) -
Browman George P.,
Brouwers Melissa
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21171
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , cancer surgery , quality (philosophy) , quality management , cancer , medline , family medicine , medical physics , general surgery , operations management , pathology , management system , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law , economics
Abstract In February 2008, Cancer Surgery Alberta hosted a conference on surgical outcomes and quality. The objective here is to review the interactions between quality/outcomes and guidelines, highlighting surgeons' roles. Potential interactions between quality measurement and guidelines are discussed. We analyzed data from practitioner surveys about guidelines to determine surgeons' participation compared with other specialists. The response rate of surgeons in both community‐based and academic practices to guideline development surveys was equivalent to other cancer disciplines. J. Surg. Oncol. 2009;99:467–469. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.