PoCoG Quality of Life Office
PoCoG has established a Quality of Life (QoL) Office with the following mission and aims:
Mission Statement The Quality of Life Office’s mission is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of patients with cancer, their families and carers through clinical and implementation research, education and collaboration with health professionals, patients and carers.
Aims
1. To foster collaboration between researchers, clinicians, other health care professionals and consumers with an interest in health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
2. To develop a portfolio of methodological and substantive HRQoL studies in oncology
3. To develop formal links with Australasian cancer co-operative trial groups (CCTGs) to facilitate HRQoL studies within new and existing clinical trials
4. To promote HRQoL research
5. To support new researchers in the area of HRQoL research
6. To provide information and resources to support the Australian HRQoL research community
7. To become a centre of excellence in HRQoL measurement, analysis and interpretation
For a summary of current QoL Office activities, please click HERE.
Consultation
In 2007, a Quality of Life Advisory Group was convened to advise the QoL Office on strategic directions. Brief biographies of current members of the Advisory Group can be found
HERE.
Staff from the QoL Office are currently consulting with members of the
Australasian cancer co-operative trials groups (CCTGs) to find out how best to support assessment of HRQoL in clinical trials.
We would also welcome advice from Australian researchers more generally with regard to:
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Information and resources that the QoL Office might provide to support HRQoL research in cancer
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New questionnaires that may be suitable for assessing patient-reported outcomes in people affected by cancer that we can add to our database of measures
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Issues encountered in the collection, analysis and interpretation of HRQoL data in people affected by cancer that may be of interest to other researchers.
Advisory Service
Staff at the QoL Office are available to answer any questions that researchers may have concerning the assessment, analysis, interpretation or reporting of HRQoL in oncology. We'd also be delighted to discuss ideas for collaborative research projects that have a HRQoL component.