Clinical Implementation Core
CORE MISSION
- The Core will support clinical healthcare professionals interested in integrating aging principles into cancer clinical care in efforts to develop Geriatric Oncology practices, and thus promote the growth of a global coordinated geriatric oncology clinical network that would foster collaborations around implementation of clinical practices, quality improvement, and research
CORE FUNCTION
- Lays the foundation for a collaborative network of clinical geriatric oncology centers with the goal of synchronizing clinical practices and establishing a cooperative database that serves to advance cancer and aging research.
- Serves as a hub of clinical healthcare professionals with expertise in Geriatric Oncology models of care.
- Facilitates the implementation of geriatric oncology evidence-based principles.
- Provides guidance for the development of geriatric oncology clinical practices and programs.
- Assists with strategic planning and development of business models supporting the clinical implementation of geriatric oncology services.
- Supports clinical healthcare professionals and promotes their development as geriatric oncology leaders within their respective institutions.
- Advocates for the integration of geriatric oncology into standards of daily care.
- Commits to a patient-centered and culturally sensitive vision as the foundation of clinical geriatric oncology practices development.
CORE MEMBERS

Andrew Chapman, DO, FACP
Core Co-Chair
Core Co-Chair

Rawad Elias, MD
Core Co-Chair
Core Co-Chair

William Dale, MD, PhD
PI Liaison
PI Liaison
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Ashley Rosko, MD
Member
Member
Christopher Steer, MBBS, FRACP
Member
Andrew Artz, MD
Member
Member
Elana Plotkin, CMP-HC
Member
Member
Jason Zittel, MD
Member
Lewis Mustian
Patient Advocate Board: SCOREboard Member
Richard Gelb
Patient Advocate Board: SCOREboard Member
Tanyanika Phillips, MD
Member
Nicolo Battisti, MD
Member
Kaitlyn Pelletier, AGPCNP-BC, APRN
Member
CORE PUBLICATION
- Rosko AE, Steer C, Chien LC, Zittel J, Artz A, Chow S, Plotkin E, Dale W, Elias R, Chapman AE. The Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) infrastructure: The clinical implementation core. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021. Link
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