Clinical practice guidelines for the optimization of hemato-oncological care: the ICOPraxis

Introduction The Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) is a Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) responsible for the oncological care of 46% of the Catalan population. Objective Given the increasing and ongoing approval of onco-hematological treatments, the professionals at the ICO decided to have clinic...

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Published in:Clinical & translational oncology 2023-02, Vol.25 (2), p.555-559
Main Authors: Jordán de Luna, Consuelo, Fernández, Esteve, Mesía, Ricard, Clopés, Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
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Brief Research Article
Europe
Hematologic Diseases
Hematology
Humans
Medical Oncology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Spain
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Summary:Introduction The Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) is a Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) responsible for the oncological care of 46% of the Catalan population. Objective Given the increasing and ongoing approval of onco-hematological treatments, the professionals at the ICO decided to have clinical practice guidelines (called ICOPraxis) based on available evidence. In this report, we intend to share how the ICOPraxis has developed and what its impact has been in the 14 years it has been running. Results In the 14 years, since the project has been running, 17 clinical practice guidelines (some of them with several editions) have been prepared for major onco-hematology clinical conditions. These guidelines will be utilized in the four ICO centers (Girona, Badalona, Tarragona, and Hospitalet) and ICO works in a network with 18 regional hospitals. Between 2018 and 2022, the guidelines have been viewed 38.645 times and downloaded 24.614 times, with an average time spent on each page of 3 min. The ICOPraxis have been consulted in 25 countries in America (3.163 views), 20 countries in Europe (35.365 views), 10 countries in Asia (36 views), and 3 countries in Africa (12 views). The country with the highest number of downloads is Spain with a total of 34.742 downloads (Analytics [Internet]). Conclusion The ICOPraxis have succeeded in establishing an evidence-based system that facilitates prescription decision-making according to the established harmonization process and reduction in variability in treatments, increasing equity in our population.
ISSN:1699-3055
1699-3055
DOI:10.1007/s12094-022-02962-0