Cancer patients who could benefit from participating in clinical trials may never hear about such opportunities. To overcome this silence, researchers are creating a new chapter for a training program that teaches physicians how to communicate with cancer patients about the value of controlled cancer studies.
A successful communication skills training program about clinical trials is expanding to cover pediatric cancer. The workshop trains medical oncology fellows to communicate clearly with patients and their families about the benefits of enrolling in a clinical trial.
Working with oncologists, Carma Bylund, Ph.D., and study first author Naomi Parker, Ph.D., both from the UF Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, are piloting an “information prescription” to steer patients to sources of evidence-based information like the American Cancer Society.
Two teams of UF Health Cancer Center researchers have been awarded pilot funding to use artificial intelligence to advance innovative cancer research.
Researchers are expanding a successful program that teaches spouses and other caregivers how to support a patient living with a blood cancer, such as leukemia. Newly filmed videos will feature the expertise of caregiving expert, Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Caregiving at…
Carma Bylund, Ph.D., and Stephanie Staras, Ph.D., received a five-year, $2.5-million grant to focus on the implementation of community oncology strategies to promote clinical trial enrollment…
UF Health Cancer Center members Carma Bylund, Ph.D., a professor in the department of health outcomes and biomedical informatics, and Susan Bluck, Ph.D., a lifespan developmental psychologist and gerontologist in the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ department of psychology, recently co-hosted a summit at UF that delved into the science of how people care for one another, particularly at the end of life.
We are pleased to announce several faculty members who received promotions within the department on July 1. Their dedication to excellence is inspirational, and we anticipate even more success in these new roles. Their new titles are: Stephanie Staras, PhD: Associate Chair, Faculty Development Carma Bylund, PhD: Associate Chair,…
