Alumni Quality Improvement - Common Sense Medicine: Moving Back to Outcomes that Matter
Christopher Booth MD FRCPC is a Medical Oncologist and Health Services Researcher at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. He is a Professor of Oncology and Public Health Sciences and holds the Canada Research Chair in Population Cancer Care. Dr. Booth is the Director of the Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology at Queen’s Cancer Research Institute. In his clinical practice he provides care to patients with GI cancer. Dr. Booth’s research program explores access, quality, and value of cancer care. He serves as policy advisor to the World Health Organization and across health systems of Canada and many other countries. In 2022 he received the Exceptional Healer Award at Kingston Health Sciences Centre for embodying compassion, respect, and clinical excellence. He was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2022. Dr. Booth is one of the founding leaders of the Common Sense Oncology initiative.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this presentation are to:
1. Understand the value crisis in contemporary medicine.
2. Review outcomes that matter from a patient perspective.
3. Discuss the mandate and work of the Common Sense Medical initiative.
