QTP Agenda

One-Day ASCO QUALITY TRAINING PROGRAM
(QTP) workshop

GOLDEN TULIP HOTEL, CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA

‘Cupola Mică’ Conference room

Training information:

The QTP is designed to prepare oncology care teams to design, implement, and lead successful quality improvement activities in their practice settings. To date, more than 300 teams from around the world have participated in the program.

The workshop introduces tools and frameworks that are used in quality improvement and teaches attendees to effectively lead or participate in improvement activities. The goal is to give oncology providers skills and a sense of empowerment to tackle quality improvement projects that will help reduce clinical variation and improve patient outcomes. After completing the workshop, participants will be able to:

Identify clinical and operational targets for improvement
Form a high-functioning interdisciplinary improvement team
Utilize process analysis tools
Structure a quality improvement project

To date, the QTP has held one-day workshops outside the U.S. in collaboration with:

Asociația Medisprof in Cluj, Romania
Clinica AMO in Salvador, Brazil
Contemporary Oncology in Athens, Greece
Fundación para la Excelencia y la Calidad de la Oncología (ECO) in Madrid, Spain
Grupo Oncoclínicas in Salvador, Brazil
Sociedad Mexicana de Oncologia (SMEO) in Merida, Mexico
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada

Faculty:

Gene CUNNINGHAM
Director, Performance Improvement and Grants at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Washington, USA.

Dr. Michael K. KENG
MD, Associate-Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology University of Virginia, Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, Charlottesville, USA.

Dr. Răzvan A. POPESCU
Head of Medical Oncology, Tumor Center Hirslanden, Aarau, Switzerland, ASCO Quality Training Program Steering Group member.

Dr. Adrian A. UDREA
MD, PhD, Medical Oncologist, Medical Director, Medisprof Cancer Center, President of Medisprof Association, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ASCO Quality Training Program Steering Group member.