Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
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Quality improvement methodology was used to improve neuropathic pain (NP) screening at a comprehensive cancer center. ⋯ Keys to success are (1) health care professional education and periodic reinforcement of learning and (2) system infrastructure changes.
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Families with a melanoma history are at risk of melanoma. Melanoma survival improves when people are aware of their risk and ways to modify it. We explored at-risk families' perceived risk communication from healthcare providers. ⋯ Providers should provide clear, comprehensive, accurate, and consistent messages about melanoma to persons at high risk; messages also convey competence and caring.
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We evaluated the quality of oncology education in undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) training programs. ⋯ Oncology is underrepresented in current curriculums.
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Breaking bad news is 1 of cancer specialists' most common and difficult duties, yet hematology-oncology fellowship programs typically offer little formal preparation for this daunting task. We designed the Breaking Bad News Standardized Patient Intervention (BBNSPI) as a standardized patient educational intervention to improve the communication skills of hematology-oncology fellows (HOFs) and advanced practice nurses (APNs) in breaking bad news to cancer patients. ⋯ BBNSPI improved HOFs' and APNs' communication skills in breaking bad news to cancer patients. The perception of the subjects about BBNSPI was positive.