City project

Health Management and Information Systems

Optimising Patient Access, Treatment Completion, and Informed Decision-Making for cancer care.

City

Rosario, Argentina

Project lead

Gabriela Quintanilla

Areas of action

Implementation

Cycle I

The challenge

In Rosario and the surrounding region, the availability and systematic use of high-quality cancer data present opportunities for further strengthening, which currently limits fully evidence-based health planning.
Although a population-based provincial cancer registry is established by regulation, its level of operational development and institutional participation remains variable, particularly across different healthcare sectors.
Fragmented information systems and limited interoperability hinder the effective integration and analysis of diagnostic and treatment data.
Strengthening continuous education and strategic workforce planning in oncology also represents an important opportunity to enhance system responsiveness.
As a result, conducting comprehensive and systematic assessments of patient pathways, service needs, workforce requirements, and the impact of cancer control actions remains challenging.

The goal

To facilitate optimised decision-making through the use of cancer data and information.

The How

Reconstructing the oncology patient journey, starting with cervical cancer, to identify barriers across the continuum of care.
Strengthening standardised, high-quality data collection for the Santa Fe Population-Based Cancer Registry.
Conducting quantitative and qualitative assessments of oncology human resource needs linked to patient care trajectories.

Outputs

Mapping the cervical cancer patient journey within the municipal health system.
Assessment of oncology workforce gaps for cancer care in the city.
Strengthening of the Santa Fe Population-Based Cancer Registry.

Team

Project lead

Gabriela Quintanilla, Secretaría de Salud Pública. Municipalidad de Rosario

Project Team

Juan Herman, Universidad Nacional de Rosario
Ramiro Jurado, Centro de Especialidades Médicas Ambulatorias
Silvia Curaba, Secretaría de Salud Pública.
Marcela Lopez, Agencia de Control del Cáncer
Silvina Correa, Agencia de Control del Cáncer
Gabriela Otoole, Secretaria de Salud Pública
Gisel Fattore, Statistics Department, Secretaria de Salud Pública
Graciela Ravarotto, Secretaria de Salud Pública
Matias Gruvman, Agencia de Control del Cáncer
Adrian Barbosa, Secretaría de Salud Pública
Adriana Huerta, Secretaría de Salud Pública
Judith Nuñez, Asociación de Profesionales de enfermería del Sur de la Provincia de Santa Fe
Graciela Abriatta, Agencia de Control del Cáncer

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