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The St. Jude Pediatric Oncology Facility Integrated Local Evaluation (PrOFILE) is a dynamic 360⸰ evaluation of health services delivery, helping care teams and institutions define an improvement strategy to increase childhood cancer survival.
We have developed two versions of PrOFILE, which are similar in terms of structure and delivery, but differ in terms of perspective, purpose, and subtle elements of the implementation process.
The Full Version of PrOFILE is a “look within” – it is an institutional journey and is meant for institutions that want to define a local improvement strategy. The Abbreviated Version is a “look across” institutions, it is a multisite collaborative journey that illustrates the Pediatric Hematology and/or Oncology (PHO) resource landscape for a subnational, national, or regional group of facilities, it guides conversations about collective strengths and opportunities, and it helps set priorities for collaborative work among stakeholders.
Explore where the PrOFILE tool is making an impact.
PrOFILE is divided into 5 components and 12 modules (Figure 1). These modules are based on evidence and expert consensus. They primarily contain questions with defined desirable thresholds to facilitate scoring and visualization of results.
Figure 1: Complete names of the Modules
Both versions are implemented in three phases: preparation, assessment, and interpretations and action (Figure 2). PrOFILE phases lead PHO teams, facilities, or cohorts to dynamic prioritization, emphasizing areas amenable to quality improvement and implementation science methodologies. Repeated use of PrOFILE permits insightful benchmarking and local tracking of progress over time.
Figure 2: Implementation Timeline
The PrOFILE team provides score-based and descriptive institutional reports and guides the assessment team through general uses for the data collected and how to interpret the site-specific results. The primary data are for PHO teams, facilities, or cohorts to use and leverage as they see fit to improve childhood cancer care delivery locally and globally.
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Paola Friedrich, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Mexico Region, St. Jude Global
Paola Friedrich, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Mexico Region, St. Jude Global
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Paola Friedrich, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room L1600.15
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Executive Vice President
Chair, Department of Global Pediatric Medicine
Director, St. Jude Global
Co-Associate Director, Outreach, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Four Stars of Chicago Endowed Chair in International Pediatric Outreach
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Executive Vice President
Chair, Department of Global Pediatric Medicine
Director, St. Jude Global
Co-Associate Director, Outreach, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Four Stars of Chicago Endowed Chair in International Pediatric Outreach
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Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room S2015
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Miriam Gonzalez-Guzman, MD, MSc
Clinical Research Scientist II
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Miriam Gonzalez-Guzman, MD, MSc
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Tracy Estevez, MBA
Program Manager, Metrics and Performance
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Tracy Estevez, MBA
Global Pediatric Medicine
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Melissa Vickers, MBA
Program Coordinator, Metrics and Performance
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Melissa Vickers, MBA
Global Pediatric Medicine
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
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Alyana Alvarez
Project Coordinator, Metrics and Performance
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Alyana Alvarez
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Nadya Sullivan Viñas, MPH
Clinical Research Associate, Clinical Research Operations
Nadya Sullivan Viñas, MPH
Clinical Research Associate, Clinical Research Operations
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Nadya Sullivan Viñas, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105