For cancer programs and practices, silos between specialties make it challenging to address the comorbidities (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease) many patients with cancer experience. In the same healthcare system, a patient's primary care provider (PCP) may not know what their cancer care team knows and vice versa. Hear how an embedded PCP at ChristianaCare's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute—a 2022 ACCC Innovator Award winner—allows a patient's oncology care team and PCP to be informed and collaborate on treatment plans when necessary.

Guest:

Debra Delaney MSN, FNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse PractitionerChristianaCare Health System, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute

"I always enjoyed primary care…. It adds an extra layer for support for my oncology patients because they know that they can reach out to me with any question that they may have, and I get great satisfaction from caring for them."

Resources:

• A Collaborative Primary and Cancer Care Model
• Patients with Cancer, Comorbidities, and No Primary Care Provider
• 2022 ACCC Innovator Award Details
• ACCC 39th National Oncology Conference
• Comprehensive Cancer Care Services
• PCP Insights Needed to Improve Cancer Screening in Rural Appalachia

This podcast is part of a special series on the 2022 ACCC Innovator Award winners. For a deeper dive into this content, visit ACCC's Innovator Award website.