Musleh: So tell me what is this and the M.D. Anderson Certified
Membership is all about.
Oulette: Really where the ad is, it may not come when you're actually
doing their procedure or where we're trying to identify that diagnosis. Some of
it really comes in the post diagnosis phase. If we're having trouble making a
diagnosis, we may be able to get some additional suggestions. But really, after
we make that diagnosis as cancer care has evolved and we all try to keep up our
best with the evolution and the nuance of new treatments and also potentially
new research protocols that may become available, we want to be able to have access
to as much of that information and as much of those protocols as possible.
Being connected with M.D. Anderson Cancer Network allows us to do a lot of that
and allows us a really a direct access. We can really pull some of the world
class expertise into some of the discussions that we have here locally in
Dayton.
Musleh: Do you meet regularly with MD Anderson Cancer Network physicians
like in tumor boards or different discussions? Do you have something regular
that you do with them?
Oulette: So one of the benefits of being a certified member is that we
participate in the network tumor boards. So just like our tumor boards that we
have every week, there's also an M.D. Anderson Cancer Network tumor board. And
that happens every week, and we can submit our cases from our own tumor boards
or things we haven't even had a chance to discuss. And so that we get some
input from the experts through the network. In addition to what we we assess
and what we believe and what we see here, it gives that additional input, an
additional set of eyes, so to speak, really just as a confirmation to make sure
that we are getting it right. So really, with our combined expertise patient
gets the optimal care close to home.
Musleh: Tell me why this MD Anderson Cancer Network certified membership
is so important for me as a referring physician and for my patients.
Oulette: When our certified members have access to collaborating with
individual physicians, we are able to then optimize and individualize the
cancer care we provide for all of our patients here in the community. And the
goal is to enhance the cancer care for all of our patients, our physicians, I
think it's very important for our patients. And as we both know every day,
we're trying to do the absolute best we can for each and every one of our
patients. And so this is a way that we get to really enhance what we're trying
to do every day.
