ROCK

The ROCK group  concept:

Implementation and health care services/policy  Research

– Need uniform protocol, governance, management and resources -dedicated manpower, money, time, energy:  focused investment to improve ovarian cancer care
– Individuals with a common mission and vision ( operation:  regional/ national/ global)

• Expert team – surgical, medical oncology, anaesthesia, super specialities, nursing, research and operations
• Volunteer medical/nursing staff
• Government – PPP model ( 2 or 3 lead sites to cater women with diverse SES)
• Donor
• Philanthropists
• Survivors and advocates
• Support from International and National centres of excellence
• Industry

 Patient right to choose – centres and surgeons according to affordability but common treatment protocol, expertise  and standards must be assured and ensured

• Clinical MDT
• Trial MDT
• Precision medicine MDT

Implementation steps:

1. Virtual group: website
2. Online and Telemedicine support: Patient information, guidance, advice on current treatment protocol, survivor group and campaigning for awareness, advocacy and treatment: visionary and missionary mode ( patient has right to choose the dedicated and trained team with repute and demonstrable track record)- emphasis-quality and survival
3. Application for funding (Public and Private)

Step wise scaling up
– Institutes where The ROCK group can be housed/ infrastructures can be used on payment basis  (clinical and research)
– Recruitment- volunteers and salaried
– Number of women to be seen and treated annually
– Number of outreach centres
– Education, research and training
– data science and intelligence