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Oral Health and Cancer: Collaborative Care
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Developing interprofessional education initiatives to improve the oral health of people with cancer
In collaboration with the International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO)* an educational mobile app-based learning tool for healthcare professionals, and the wider care team involved along the cancer care continuum, has been launched and continues to be developed.
FDI, together with ISOO, followed a consensus process to identify the knowledge gaps related to oral healthcare for cancer patients and the most important issues for which interprofessional collaboration is needed. The results have been used to inform the content of the app.
The app, called ‘ONCOllab’ is being developed in two phases:
• The first version was published on the App Store and Google Play store in June 2022 and has been piloted by groups of experts in UK, Denmark, Morocco, Canada, Brazil and USA. It includes management recommendations for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, as well as a risk assessment tool for this complication.
• The second version of the app will include information on the management and prevention of six oral complications that may arise during cancer treatment.
• A new version in French will be published during 2023.
