Kesho Conference 2014

1. GO – CAP Platform
Global Oncology: KESHO Presentation
Nov. 27th-29th 2014
David Miller, MPH

2. Global Oncology (GO)
Non-profit 501(c)3 community of skilled professional
volunteers helping global partners alleviate suffering and
provide the highest quality cancer care.
Goals:
1. Create communities and mechanisms whereby cancer
and pain relief expertise can be shared with those in
need
2. Advocate for, design and implement training and
education interventions to improve pain relief and
cancer care in resource-limited settings worldwide
3. To continually strive to make our impact in an efficient
and sustainable manner

3. Purpose and Goals: Collaboration and Advising Portal
Purpose:
To provide a collaborative platform enabling
treating providers in resource limited settings to
obtain an expert consult on a complex case from
providers elsewhere. (e.g. Boston)
Goals:
1. To generate community and dialogue among
practitioners across borders
2. To disseminate the expert care we provide in
Boston globally in an easily accessible manner

4. High-levelWorkflow
GO-CAP
• Case collaboration
• Clinical summary
• Medical imaging
• Commentary
Treating
Provider
Consulting
Provider

5. Platform
o GO CAP– Best Doctors powered product
– Supports multiple user collaboration
– Supports all image/video file types
– Asynchronous consulting on complex cases
– Pro bono platform offered by Best Doctors
• No fees associated with use

6. Pain Points & Areas of Need
Feedback from health organizations
o Inability to track communication regarding a
specific case
o Difficult to group cases by sub-specialty
o Case information (clinical summary, imaging,
etc) is in disparate locations
– Not tied to a central case

7. GO CAP Platform

8. Easy to use
Navigating the platform dashboard
Access the
profile by
clicking on the
name
View the latest
community
cases
View groups

9. Easy to use
Create a case
From the dashboard click
“Create New Case”
→ Here all case details are
entered

10. Easy to use
Posting a comment
Scroll to the bottom of the
case page to post a comment

11. Easy to use
Upload diagnostic images, videos and files
Upload all image and file
types for your peers to
view

12. The MedViewer allows users
to compare images side by
side, zoom, measure and
more!
MedViewer capabilities
View diagnostic images/videos

13. Pilot
Proof of Concept
12 cases uploaded from various sites
7 regional groups
40 registered users
Next steps
Build on more active participation
Once additional cases become more regular, set
user expectations (SLA)

14. Other GO initiatives

15. Acknowledgements
Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD and Franklin Huang, MD, PhD
Global Oncology (GO) Team
Best Doctors Team
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston Children’s Hospital
KESHO
For more information on GO, please visit our website:
globalonc.org

16. Questions

17. Live Demo
Case Creation, Imaging, Comments, etc
Create case
Clinical summary
Comments
Medical Imaging
Collaborators
Workflows