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Preference-Sensitive Decision Making in Cancer Care
This talk will provide an overview of preference-sensitive decisions related to cancer screening and treatment. The link between preference-sensitive decisions and informed/shared decision making will be described. Finally, challenges to incorporating patients' preferences into medical decision making will be discussed, and examples of interventions will be provided:
Breast Cancer Treatment Decision Aid
2009-10-15 00:00
2009-10-15 12:00
2009-10-15 13:30
Sarah T. Hawley, PhD, MPH
Sarah Hawley is on the faculty of the Division of General Medicine at the University of Michigan, and is a Research Investigator at the Ann Arbor VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence. She is trained in health services research. Her primary research is in decision making related to cancer prevention and control, particularly among racial/ethnic minority and underserved populations. Dr. Hawley has a specific interest in understanding the role of patient preferences and patient-physician communication in use of screening and treatment services and in reducing health disparities. Dr. Hawley's current NIH- and VA-supported research portfolio focuses on understanding breast cancer treatment decision making among racial/ethnic minority women, developing and testing a breast cancer treatment decision tool, and evaluating the impact of a preference-tailored decision aid for increasing colon cancer screening in diverse primary care patients.
6D15 NIB (new room for 2009)
http://wocket.chcr.med.umich.edu/chcr/seminars/2009-10-15-hawley.htm
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