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Council
Provincial Surgical Oncology Council
Goal To promote and advance quality cancer surgery throughout the province through a number of services including a surgical oncology network, education programs, and comprehensive information systems.
Mandate
- Assist with the planning, implementation and promotion of activities for the Surgical Oncology Network.
- Provide guidance on matters relating to improved surgical oncology practice and facilitating the efficient passage of patients through all aspects of cancer care, including the coordination of a surgical liaison function between the cancer centres, hospitals, general and specialty surgeons, and family physicians.
- Define, understand and promote the ideals and goals of the Surgical Oncology Network.
- Ensure the provision of timely and equitable surgical oncology care for patients.
- Guide the development of surgical oncology practice guidelines.
- Participate in, and facilitate, research projects and continuing medical education.
- Provide guidance for research and outcomes evaluation.
- Provide direction for activities and evaluations of Surgical Oncology Network activities.
- Improve the provision of surgical oncology care for patients.
- Provide clinical outcome assessment and baseline data for the goal of improving care.
Membership Council Membership consists of the following positions
- President, BC Cancer Agency.
- Vice-President, Cancer Care, BC Cancer Agency.
- Leader, Provincial Surgical Oncology Program, BC Cancer Agency.
- Surgical Oncology representative from each Health Region (Fraser Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Provincial Health Services, Vancouver Coastal Health, and Vancouver Island Health Authorities). For those regions with a Cancer Centre, it is hoped that this representative will be connected with the BCCA Cancer Centre.
- Ministry of Health Representative (or designate).
- Chair, UBC Department of Surgery (or designate).
- Chairs of SON Committees:
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Continuing Professional Development and Knowledge Transfer
- Research and Outcomes Evaluation
- Community surgeons (2).
- Chairs of the 13 Surgical Tumour Groups
Current positions are held by:
- Dr. Paul Clarkson, Acting Chair, Surgical Oncology Network, Acting Provincial Program Leader, BC Cancer Agency
- Surgical Oncology representative from each Health Region
- Dr. John Yee (designate), UBC Department of Surgery Chair.
- Chairs of SON Committees
- Stephanie Sainas, Provincial Health Services Authority Representative.
- Chairs of the Surgical Tumour Groups
- Clinical surgeons from the community (2).
- Regional Operations/Cancer Care Leader – all cancer centres.
If you have any questions about the Council please email son@bccancer.bc.ca.
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