Late Effects Survey submitted by Claire Carlson for Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

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*1. How does your institution provide follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors?
Answer:(2)Followed in SPECIALIZED PROGRAM for survivors of childhood cancer
 
*2. What is the age cut-off for providing follow-up care to childhood cancer survivors at your institution?
Answer: (4)Other criteria- There is no set age cut-off for follow-up at our institution. When the patient is on his/her own, they may be referred to a Young Adult Survivors Program or their primary doc as appropriate.
 
*3. Please provide phone numbers (as applicable) for referral of long term follow-up patients to your Institution.
(If not available, enter "None"):
Appointments: Answer:215-590-3025
General information: Answer:215-590-0432
New LFTU patient referrals: Answer:215-590-0432
Comments: Answer:New Referrals: Claire Carlson, RN, BSN @ 215-590-0432 OR Maureen Reilly, RN, BSN @ 267-426-0210
 
*4. If your institution does not provide life-long follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors, please describe where the patient is referred for long term follow-up when age limitation is reached:
Answer: (3)Specialized program for ADULT survivors of childhood cancer
 
If your institution has a specialized long-term follow-up program for childhood cancer survivors, please complete the following information:
5. Program name: Answer:Cancer Survivorship Program
6. Program director: Answer:Anna T. Meadows, MD
7a. Program coordinator: Answer:Wendy Hobbie, CRNP
7b. Program coordinator:  Answer:Claire Carlson, RN
 
*8. What are the eligibility criteria for survivors entering your program?
Answer: 2 years off therapy
5 years from diagnosis
Bone marrow transplant patients are eligible
Neuro-oncology patients are eligible
 
*9. Do you offer late effects consultations to survivors who were not treated at your institution?
Answer: Yes
 
*10. What information is required for a patient being referred from an outside facility to your program?
Answer: Health care provider referral letter
Medical Records
Patient may self-refer into the program
Other eligility criteria

Medical Records including Treatment Roadmaps

11. If your institution has a specialized adult follow-up program, please provide the following information:
Program name: Answer:Living Well after Cancer Program
Program director: Answer:Anna T. Meadows, MD
Program coordinator: Answer:Linda Jacobs, NP, PhD
 
*12. Who provides the long-term follow-up care for your adult survivors of childhood cancer?
Answer: Pediatric Oncologist
Family/Adult Nurse Practitioner
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