Letting the Patient Be Your Guide : Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Provide Optimal Supportive Care in Oncology
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OVERVIEW
Letting the Patient Be Your Guide : Using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Provide Optimal Supportive Care in Oncology is organized by PRIME Oncology and will be held during Oct 17, 2017 - Oct 17, 2018.
The target audience for this medical event is designed to meet the needs of hematologists, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, hematology/oncology nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in providing supportive care to patients with cancer.
Course Description :
Expand your arsenal of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) tools and find out how they can impact your practice. Explore the options with this webcast from our symposium at the European Oncology Congress in Madrid. Experts provide an in-depth examination of supportive care in oncology focused on how to provide the best possible care for patients by incorporating patient-reported outcomes into your standard of care.
Conference Objectives are :
After successful completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
• Assess the impact that cancer treatment can have on patient quality of life, general well-being, and overall functioning
• Identify current and emerging tools that can aid in the assessment of PROs in oncology
• Interpret data on the impact of using PROs on patient quality of life, general well-being, and overall functioning in the oncology setting
• Develop optimal supportive care strategies for patients with cancer who experience issues such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, chemotherapy-induced diarrhea, and cancer cachexia
• Analyze efficacy and safety data on emerging treatment strategies in supportive care
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
The target audience for this medical event is designed to meet the needs of hematologists, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, hematology/oncology nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in providing supportive care to patients with cancer.
Course Description :
Expand your arsenal of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) tools and find out how they can impact your practice. Explore the options with this webcast from our symposium at the European Oncology Congress in Madrid. Experts provide an in-depth examination of supportive care in oncology focused on how to provide the best possible care for patients by incorporating patient-reported outcomes into your standard of care.
Conference Objectives are :
After successful completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
• Assess the impact that cancer treatment can have on patient quality of life, general well-being, and overall functioning
• Identify current and emerging tools that can aid in the assessment of PROs in oncology
• Interpret data on the impact of using PROs on patient quality of life, general well-being, and overall functioning in the oncology setting
• Develop optimal supportive care strategies for patients with cancer who experience issues such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, chemotherapy-induced diarrhea, and cancer cachexia
• Analyze efficacy and safety data on emerging treatment strategies in supportive care
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
SPECIALITIES
Oncology
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