title: Implementing guidelines: Proposed definitions of neuropsychology services in pediatric oncology.
abstract: Several organizations have published guidelines for the neuropsychological care of survivors of childhood cancer. However, there is limited consensus in how these guidelines are applied. The model of neuropsychology service delivery is further complicated by the variable terminology used to describe recommended services. In an important first step to translate published guidelines into clinical practice, this paper proposes definitions for specific neuropsychological processes and services, with the goal of facilitating consistency across sites to foster future clinical program development and to clarify clinical practice guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Katherine T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.affiliation: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry ' Behavioral Science, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Stephanie K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Neuropsychology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baltimore, MD, 21231.
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Section of Psychology Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Marsha N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Gragert
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology/Division of Heamatology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Janzen
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paltin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Celiane M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rey-Casserly
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Greta N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Wilkening
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards*; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000592:standards*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology
keywords: cancer; children; cognitive; neurocognitive