American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA.
J Oncol Pract. 2013 Jan;9(1):3-8. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2012.000827.
In anticipation of oncologist workforce shortages projected as part of a 2007 study, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) worked with a contractor to create a workforce information system (WIS) to assemble the latest available data on oncologist supply and cancer incidence and prevalence. ASCO plans to publish findings annually, reporting on new data and tracking trends over time.
THE WIS REPORT IS COMPOSED OF THREE SECTIONS: supply, new entrants, and cancer incidence and prevalence. Tabulations of the number of oncologists in the United States are derived mainly from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile. Information on fellows and residents in the oncology workforce pipeline come from published sources such as Journal of the American Medical Association. Incidence and prevalence estimates are published by the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute.
The WIS reports a total of 13,084 oncologists working in the United States in 2011. Oncologists are defined as those physicians who designate hematology, hematology/oncology, or medical oncology as their specialty. The WIS compares the characteristics of these oncologists with those of all physicians and tracks emerging trends in the physician training pipeline.
Observing characteristics of the oncologist workforce over time allows ASCO to identify, prioritize, and evaluate its workforce initiatives. Accessible figures and reports generated by the WIS can be used by ASCO and others in the oncology community to advocate for needed health care system and policy changes to help offset future workforce shortages.
在预测到 2007 年一项研究中预计出现肿瘤学家劳动力短缺的情况下，美国临床肿瘤学会（ASCO）与承包商合作创建了一个劳动力信息系统（WIS），以收集最新的肿瘤学家供应和癌症发病率和流行率数据。ASCO 计划每年发布调查结果，报告新数据并跟踪随时间推移的趋势。
WIS 报告由三个部分组成：供应、新进入者和癌症发病率和流行率。美国肿瘤学家数量的列表主要来自美国医学协会医师主文件。肿瘤学劳动力管道中的研究员和住院医师的信息来自《美国医学会杂志》等已发表的来源。发病率和流行率估计由美国癌症协会和美国国家癌症研究所发布。
WIS 报告 2011 年在美国共有 13084 名肿瘤学家。肿瘤学家是指将血液学、血液学/肿瘤学或医学肿瘤学指定为其专业的医生。WIS 将这些肿瘤学家的特征与所有医生进行比较，并跟踪医生培训管道中的新趋势。
随着时间的推移观察肿瘤学家劳动力的特征，使 ASCO 能够确定、优先考虑和评估其劳动力计划。WIS 生成的可访问数据和报告可由 ASCO 和肿瘤学领域的其他组织用于倡导所需的医疗保健系统和政策变化，以帮助抵消未来的劳动力短缺。
