Poland

All.Can Poland at the Summer Oncology Academy for Journalists – 12th August 2018

For the VIII time, the Summer Oncology Academy for Journalists was held, organized by the Dr. Maciej Hilgier Fundation. As part of a series of educational lectures for journalists on topics in the field of oncology, we had the opportunity to present our initiative and show how important and necessary it is to take into account indirect costs in the process of financing oncology therapies. All.Can Polska was represented by Szymon Chrostowski, Chairman of the Steering Group and Dr. Jakub Gierczyński, expert of the Institute of Healthcare Management at the Lazarski University, who presented the issue: “Effectiveness of health care – indirect costs and patient assessment”.

During the speech, Szymon Chrostowski called to look at the expenses in oncology through the prism of the state budget, and not only the budget of the Ministry of Health, then the expenditure on treatment becomes an investment, not a cost. Dr. Jakub Gierczyński, pointed out that indirect costs should be taken into account in decisions on the costs of treatment in oncology, because then you can see how profitable it is to invest in innovative therapies, thanks to which the patient has a chance not only for a longer life, but also return to professional and social activity, which translates into a reduction in expenses related to sick leave, disability pensions, patient care and others.

We encourage you to watch the entire lecture, which we received thanks to the courtesy of the LAO organizer – Dr. Maciej Hilgier Fundation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25KjwR8GmrE

In 2021, All.Can Poland published two reports. They have both been medialized and delivered to decision makers, including members of Ministry of Health, National Health Found and Parliamentary Health Committee.

Optimization of the financing model of diagnostic and treatment services in cancer treatment in order to improve the patient’s path and maximize the results of lung cancer treatment outcomes

In Poland, it is estimated that almost 50 percent of patients have visited or will visit an oncologist, cancer surgeon or radiotherapist later than they should. For this reason, the number of deaths due to cancer may increase by up to 20%. Lung cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm in Poland and the first cause of cancer deaths in both women and men. Only about 13.5 percent. Polish lung cancer patients survive 5 years from diagnosis. In response to these challenges, the All.Can Polska initiative prepared a document containing a number of practical tips and specific recommendations on how to do this, also during the COVID-19 pandemic – an expert opinion entitled: “Optimizing the model of financing diagnostic and treatment services in cancer treatment in order to improve patient pathway and maximization of lung cancer treatment outcomes ”.

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Standards of patient service in the treatment of breast cancer

Coordinated, comprehensive care for patients with neoplastic diseases is becoming a standard in health protection. Successful management of the patient along his individual path, from the suspicion of disease to rehabilitation after treatment, requires perfect organization of the work of the oncology center. Although there are generally available guidelines for the organization of patient service, diagnosis and treatment processes as part of combined cancer therapy, they are not universal. Each center has different conditions, such as the location of buildings, IT systems used, the number of patients or employees, and therefore should develop its own procedures and standards. The methods that are worth using for this purpose are presented in the report from the project “Standards of patient service in the treatment of breast cancer”.

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The project aroused the interest of Minister of Health. In 2021 the report and its recommendations was presented at the workshop organized for directors of oncology hospitals. Further workshops organized for individual hospitals are planned for 2022.

All.Can Poland report