Advising Patients How To Communicate Information to Others about their Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.
What you will learn from this module:
- Learn about cancer patients feel isolated from their usual social community.
- Understand a cancer patients frustrations with lay people who insist on giving them advice how to manage their cancer.
- Learn about some metastatic breast cancer patients feeling angry when questioned by acquaintances if they “really have cancer.”
- Learn about the assumptions society makes regarding physical appearance of someone with cancer.
- Learn about the societal stigma associated with some cancers.
- Understand that barriers can exist within certain races regarding sharing cancer information with anyone, even family.
Speakers
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer Professor of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co-Developer, Work Stride- Managing Cancer at Work
Johns Hopkins Healthcare Solutions
Co-Founder, Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+)
Co-Founder, Association of Chronic & Complex Care Nurse Navigators (ACCCNN)
Baltimore, MD, USA
Her name is well known in the cancer field, especially in navigation, survivorship, patient centered care, preservation of quality of life, end of life planning and care, improving the cancer patient’s experience, breast cancer and clinical outcomes. She clinically specializes in breast cancer care. Her public speaking, literary work, and notable roles she has held over the last 40+ years are well known to many.
Accreditation and Disclosure Information
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians.
Educational Objective
After completing this CME activity, the participant should be better able to: ·
- Prepare proper communication strategies with patients to include discussions with family, friends, and co-workers regarding their cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Providers
This activity is brought to you by Medical Learning Institute and Mission Critical Health.
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Faculty Disclosures
Planner/Presenter
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, USA
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Speakers’ Bureau: Pfizer Oncology
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Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this CE activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this CE activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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