The Oncologic Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Michael G Purcell; Imad El Majzoub

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2018.04.013

The Oncologic Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018 Aug;36(3):637-643. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.04.013. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

Authors

Michael G Purcell¹, Imad El Majzoub²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, 750 Prior Hall, 376 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Electronic address: Michael.Purcell@osumc.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe boulevard, Unit 1468, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 30037449
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.04.013

Abstract

The United States cancer population is growing and is projected to grow further. The current cancer population has a high rate of emergency department admission. Further training about oncologic emergencies may be needed and would ideally strive to care for the whole patient, including sequelae of the malignancy, progressive disease, symptom control, adverse effects of treatment, and palliative care. The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center fellowship training programs in oncologic emergency medicine are described.

Keywords: Cancer population; Comprehensive cancer care; Fellowship; Oncologic emergency medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Education, Medical, Graduate / methods*
Emergency Medicine / education*
Humans
Medical Oncology / education*
Neoplasms / therapy*
Palliative Care*
United States