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Building a Business and Clinical Case for the Establishment of a Comprehensive Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program

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Description

This webinar will address the process for developing a business and clinical justification for establishing a comprehensive pediatric hematology/oncology program in an academic medical center. It will present the epidemiological demand, clinical data, and financial feasibility—including projected patient volumes, service gap analysis, reimbursement structures, and capital requirements—as the foundational evidence base for institutional program development decisions.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify two specific steps to advocate for providing comprehensive, culturally competent psychosocial care to hem/onc patients.

  • Evaluate at least two funding opportunities for psychosocial oncology initiatives, including their strengths and limitations.

  • Analyze the roles of key institutional stakeholders in advancing a psychosocial oncology care proposal.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to provide an overview of the necessary partnership between clinicians and business leaders in the establishment of a comprehensive pediatric hematology/oncology program.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Lyanna Ly, MHA, FACHE
Lyanna Ly, MHA, FACHE, is an oncology executive who builds cancer programs and the partnerships that improve patient access to care. Most recently, she led strategy and operations at RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center in Chicago, including its partnership with MD Anderson. Previously, she led strategic planning and partnerships at Stanford Medicine Children's Health and City of Hope. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Cancer Executives and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Dr. Ach earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Ohio State University after which she completed her pre-doctoral internship at UCLA, and her post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology on the Pediatric Consultation and Liaison Service at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital. She is currently an Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and the founding director of the Psychosocial Oncology/Hematology Service in the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Stanford Children's Health.
Dr. Neha Goyal is the clinic director of the Psycho-oncology Psychology services at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. In her clinical practice, she provides care to patients with cancer at all stages, from active treatment to survivorship and end of life. Dr. Goyal's research interests include developing and carrying out psychological interventions to improve quality of life for patients with cancer. She has a particular interest in advanced cancers and hematologic malignancies. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Ohio State University. At the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, she completed an internship approved by the American Psychological Association that included a specialization in behavioral medicine. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in hospice and palliative care at the VA Palo Alto. She then completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in cancer survivorship at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Financially Sponsored By

  • American Psychosocial Oncology Society