Late Effects Survey submitted by Christopher Turner for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hosp

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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: (1)No age limitation - followed for life
 
*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:617-632-2680 (Brain Tumor Survivors) and 617-632-5124 (for all other Survivors)
General information: Answer:617-632-5100
New LFTU patient referrals: Answer:617-632-2680 (Brain Tumor Survivors) and 617-632-5124 (for all other Survivors)
Comments: Answer:There are 2 Survivor Clinics (General Pediatric Oncology Survivors and Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Survivors)
 
*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: (4)Other-We provide life-long follow-up Care
 
If your institution has a specialized long-term follow-up program for childhood cancer survivors, please complete the following information:
5. Program name: Answer:David B. Perini, Jr. Quality of Life Clinic and Stop & Shop Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Clinic
6. Program director: Answer:Lisa Diller, MD and Christopher Turner, MD
7a. Program coordinator: Answer:Kelly Neale (Perini Clinic)
7b. Program coordinator:  Answer:Abby Williams (Neuro-Oncology Clinic)
 
*8. What are the eligibility criteria for survivors entering your program?
Answer: 2 years off therapy
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: Medical Records
Insurance information
Patient may self-refer into the program

11. If your institution has a specialized adult follow-up program, please provide the following information:
Program name: Answer:Lance Armstrong Foundation Adult Survivorship Program
Program director: Answer:Craig Earle, MD
Program coordinator: Answer:Victoria Kennedy
 
*12. Who provides the long-term follow-up care for your adult survivors of childhood cancer?
Answer: Pediatric Oncologist
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Family/Adult Nurse Practitioner
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