Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is the leading cause of cancer death in Portugal. Developing a Joint Integrated Assistance Process (PAI) enables early actions to prevent neoplasm development or to resect it at earlier stages and supports the formation of a multidisciplinary team. This project proposes orienting patients diagnosed with CRC to the specialised functional unit (Colorectal Surgery Unit-UFCCR) responsible for clinical and therapeutic guidance. In the UFCCR, patients will be guided according to the PAI-CRC. They will enter a prospective, observational study to detect anastomotic failure early when an enteric anastomosis is considered in the therapeutic plan. The PAI-CRC and screening are integrated into the health system interface.

Principal Investigator: Nuno Rama (ramanuno@gmail.com)

Research Team

• ciTechCare: Maria Guarino (maria.guarino@ulo.pt); Marlene Lages (marlene.c.lages@ulo.pt)

Duration: 36 months (2019 – 2022)

Institutional Partners and Others

• Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria E.P.E. (ULS Região de Leiria)
• ICBAS-School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto

Funding Ministry of Health (Incentive Program for the Integration of Care and Valuation of Patients’ Pathways in the National Health Service)