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3062.0
Cancer Communication, Prevention, and Survivorship (Organized by HCWG)

Monday, November 4, 2013: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
This session will explore how communication strategies can be successfully used for cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship.
Session Objectives: Identify various health communication strategies and educational resources for cancer prevention and survivorship. Evaluate the effectiveness of these health communication strategies in facilitating cancer prevention and healthy survivorship. Demonstrate the importance of health literacy in cancer prevention and survivorship.
Moderator:
Anna Quinn, MPH, RYT

8:30am
Effectiveness of a health literacy training curriculum for providers and staff at rural oncology clinics: Results from the rural oncology literacy enhancement study (ROLES)   
Ana P. Martinez-Donate, PhD, Norma-Jean Simon, MPH, MPA, Julie Halverson, MA, MS, Paul Smith, MD, Erin Aagesen, MS, MPH, Sue Gaard, RN, MS, David Hahn, MD, Sam Lubner, MD, Ticiana Leal, MD, Jeanne Schaaf Strickland, MA, Rebecca Linskens, MA and Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD
     
8:45am
Health literacy and quality of life among a population-based sample of cancer patients   
Julie Halverson, MA, MS, Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD, Mari Palta, PhD, MS, Matt Walsh, PhD, MPH, Jeanne Schaaf Strickland, MA, Ticiana Leal, MD, Sam Lubner, MD, Paul Smith, MD and Ana P. Martinez-Donate, PhD
     
9:00am
Patient-provider communication about chemotherapy-induced side effects and management strategies in medical oncology visits   
Marla L. Clayman, PhD, MPH, Betina Yanez, Ph.D., Javiera Pumarino, John M. Salsman, Ph.D., Steven M. Grunberg, M.D., Miriam Rogers, EdD, RN and David Cella, Ph.D.
     
9:15am
Predictors of anxiety among colonoscopy patients   
Felix Lorenzo, MPH, CPH, Jennifer Nguyen, MPH, CPH, PHD, Tracey E. Barnett, PhD, Amy Dailey, PhD, MPH, Thomas George, MD, Evelyn King-Marshall, PhD, MPH, Emmett Martin, MPH, BA, Jane McGinley, BA, Regina Reed, Gregory Riherd, BS, Elisa M. Rodriguez, PhD, MS, Jessica Schumacher, PhD, Shanaz Sultan, MD, Britany Telford, BS, Mary Ellen Young, PhD and Barbara Curbow, PhD
     
9:30am
A comprehensive, mixed methods assessment of African-American men's and women's health and cancer decision making   
Dawnyea Jackson, PhD, Otis Owens, MPH, Tracey Thomas, MA, MS, DrPH, Daniela B Friedman, PhD and James R. Hebert, ScD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Cancer Forum, Black Caucus of Health Workers, Community Health Workers

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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