Communication in Cancer Care
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 530pm-9.00pm
3 W’s Pavilion, UWI, St. Michael
Good communication between patients with cancer, family caregivers, and the health care team helps improve patients’ well-being and quality of life. Communicating about concerns and decision making is important during all phases of treatment and supportive care for cancer. (www.cancer.gov)
As emphasized in the recent NCI-designated cancer center directors’ report, Accelerating Success against Cancer, “Patient-provider communications play a critical role in determining who will engage in health-enhancing lifestyles that reduce cancer risk. They impact the likelihood that a person at risk for cancer will seek and engage in appropriate screening, and they also determine whether appropriate pharmaco-therapies are used, and used appropriately to effectively blend with critical behavioral and lifestyle changes.”
Understanding how to optimize the communication process between patients/family and the health care delivery team is essential to our goal of reducing the burden of cancer.
This CME will explore various aspects of communication in cancer care and will feature Miami-based Radiation Oncologist Dr. Sophia Edwards-Bennett and local health care providers.
Pre-registration:
www.hibiscushealthcaribbeanevents.eventbrite.com
BDS$75.00 – Physicians
BDS$55.00 – Nurses & Allied Health
BDS$35.00 – Students with ID (limited spots)
Payment Locations:
- Online- Ticketpal.com
- Ticketpal locations: A& B Music Supplies Sheraton’ Sundek Boutique Limegrove; Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
- Payment pick-up: hhccmeevents@gmail.com; Call or message 246-253-9384
Full programme – to be announced.
Topics include:
- Communication in the Cancer Journey
- Effective Communication in Palliative Care
- Nurse-patient Communication in Cancer Care
- Assessing Patient Communication in Cancer Care
- Exploring Communication Skills
- Establishing trust and rapport.
- Gathering information from the patient and the patient’s family.
- Giving bad news and other information about the illness.
- Addressing patient emotions.
- Eliciting concerns.
About the Guest Speaker
Dr. Sophia Edwards-Bennett (known by her patients as Dr. EB) is board certified in Radiation Oncology. She is passionate about patient care and believes that every patient is special and unique. Her philosophy is that when patients, their spouses and family members entrust their lives into her hands, she should summon all her zeal, knowledge and expertise to unreservedly render the best care to all her patients. She has authored multiple articles; is co-chair of the SCCA Breast Committee, and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of SCMA, the South Carolina Cancer Control Advisory Committee (CCAC) and the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) Membership Committee.
Sponsored By:
Hibiscus Health Caribbean Inc. 