Care models for implementation of geriatrics into HCT
| Model type . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary consultative clinic | Patient is evaluated by multiple disciplines in 1 day or separate days Allows for more patients to be seen Limited follow-up Treatment plan finalized by primary hematologist/transplant physician Resource intensive |
| Geriatrician alongside HCT clinic | Allows patients to be seen longitudinally by geriatrics or with new geriatric syndromes |
| Shared care | Division of medical management of medical care between the geriatrician and transplant physician Providers located in different clinic spaces with different support staff |
| Embedded | Incorporation of the geriatrician within the same clinical space as the transplant team May take on a consultative role |
| Geriatric hematologist/transplant physician primary provider | Evaluated prior to HCT and geriatric syndromes addressed early Monitor and address new geriatric syndromes Treatment modifications as appropriate |
| Model type . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary consultative clinic | Patient is evaluated by multiple disciplines in 1 day or separate days Allows for more patients to be seen Limited follow-up Treatment plan finalized by primary hematologist/transplant physician Resource intensive |
| Geriatrician alongside HCT clinic | Allows patients to be seen longitudinally by geriatrics or with new geriatric syndromes |
| Shared care | Division of medical management of medical care between the geriatrician and transplant physician Providers located in different clinic spaces with different support staff |
| Embedded | Incorporation of the geriatrician within the same clinical space as the transplant team May take on a consultative role |
| Geriatric hematologist/transplant physician primary provider | Evaluated prior to HCT and geriatric syndromes addressed early Monitor and address new geriatric syndromes Treatment modifications as appropriate |