(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced a new working relationship with Canadian cancer specialists, the University Health Network/Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (UHN/PM) from Toronto.
As part of its implementation of the national cancer strategy, HMC has been looking for a partner that would complement the existing services and add value to the overall cancer care. HMC will work with UHN/PM on three key areas: Medical Oncology and Hematology, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Nursing and Health Professions.
Dr Hanan al-Kuwari, managing director, HMC said that this was an exciting step in the continuous development of cancer services in Qatar.
"At Hamad, we are very proud of the ongoing developments in our cancer services. We now see on average 81% of all patients with an urgent suspected cancer referral within 48 hours, which is one of the quickest urgent referral times in the world. But at Hamad we are always looking for ways in which we can improve, we do not want to stand still after success. To improve the services we offer to our patients and to accelerate our improvement plans, we have engaged UHN/PM to work with us on some key areas."
Ali al-Janahi, chief of business services, represented HMC at the signing ceremony and Dr Mary Gospodarowicz, medical director for the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre represented UHN/PM, along with Marnie Escaf, UHN/PM senior clinical vice president,who explained the different pieces of work that UHN/PM would be engaging on with HMC.
"In Medical Oncology and Hematology, our team will be supporting HMC to make clinics run even more efficiently as well as providing coaching and mentorship to drive inter-disciplinary working. For Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, we are able to draw on the expertise of one of Canada's largest teaching and academic laboratory programmes to deliver educational exchanges with HMC and to support HMC's vision of delivering personalised medicine."
"In nursing and health professions, we will be working with the nursing workforce at the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research to provide ongoing education so that the nurses there are even better equipped to support the particular specialised needs of cancer patients," added the official.
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