%0 Journal Article
%T Coordination as an element of modern medical care in oncology
%A Kita, Aleksandra
%J Public Health and Governance
%V 2019
%R 10.4467/20842627OZ.19.009.11380
%N Volume 17, Issue 2
%P 74-80
%K coordinator, new profession, coordinated care
%@ 1731-7398
%D 2019
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/article/koordynacja-jako-element-nowoczesnej-opieki-nad-pacjentem-onkologicznym-specyfika-aktywnosci-zawodowej-koordynatorow
%X 
	The number of patients suffering from chronic diseases, including oncology, has been systematically increasing in recent years. There is a shortage of doctors and nurses in Poland, and the actions taken within the healthcare system, they focus primarily on securing typically medical needs. Staff in medical facilities are often unable to fully meet the needs of patients. For the treatment to be effective, it must be carried out with the participation of a patient who should experience the greatest comfort and sense of security during therapy. The patient should also have full knowledge about his condition and receive information enabling him to find himself in the health care system. Modern medical care should also include non-medical aspects of patient support. Numerous publications indicate the importance of comprehensive healthcare. It is not possible to build an optimal model of care for a chronically ill patient without strengthening medical staff. The experience of people who, since 2015, have been coordinating oncological treatment as part of their duties, indicates that treatment coordination must be formalized and assigned to a specific person should belong to the duties of this professional category in order to deprive this process of signs of randomness. Therefore, it becomes necessary, firstly, to model and define this function precisely, and secondly, to begin the systematic and comprehensive education of future coordinators. 

	Przygotowanie do wydania elektronicznego finansowane w ramach umowy 637/P-DUN/2019 ze środków Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.