It was a privilege to meet Yolande Lievens, Past President, European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), at the ECCO 2019 European Cancer Summit in Brussels to discuss value-based healthcare and how this can be applied in surgical oncology and radiation oncology.
Questions
1. What are the principles of value-based healthcare? Is it simply about containing costs for the healthcare provider or strategically targeting resources for optimum benefit? (0:10)
2. What benefits does a value-based healthcare approach specifically bring to cancer care for individual patients? (1:08)
3. Are there any value-based frameworks available for oncology? (1:38)
4. ECCO recently published an article on the use of value-based healthcare as applied in surgical oncology and radiation oncology – what key recommendations does this make? (2:17)
5. How might a greater use of value-based healthcare, as recommended by ECCO, improve standards and delivery of cancer care to patients in the future? (5:11)
Yolande Lievens has no conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.
Filmed in partnership with the European Cancer Organisation at the ECCO 2019 European Cancer Summit in Brussels, Belgium.
