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MONDAY NOON WITH CHPR:  Apr 30, 2007

A Monthly Colloquium Series

 

TITLE:  Treatment Decision Making: Patient Education is Not Enough

DATE:  Apr 30, 2007

TIME:  8 AM - 10 AM

LOCATION:  NUR 2.104F, 1700 Red River Street

SPEAKER:

Donna Berry PhD, RN, AOCN(r), FAAN, Professor University of Washington Nurse Researcher – Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Homepage: Email: donnalb@u.washington.edu

ABSTRACT:

There is a growing body of evidence that men with localized prostate cancer conduct the decision making process by considering their personal characteristics and factors which may be much more influential than any medical factor. Traditional patient education is not enough. The issue is not only what patients need to know about the medical facts, but also what clinicians need to know about the patient’s values and personal factors that frame the decision. The purpose of this program of research is to maximize the opportunity for men with prostate cancer to fully express themselves and participate in a treatment decision that is truly to make. The Personal Patient Profile-Prostate (P4) is a customized, Internet-based decision support system for men with localized prostate cancer. The goal of P4 is to assess influential personal factors, preferences for decisional control, information priorities and current symptoms; and then to provide customized output to prepare and coach the patient for a clinical visit with a cancer specialist to discuss treatment options.

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