Panel helps personalize disease for staff
Program gets glowing reviews
"Cancer Connections: A Multidisciplinary Update" is a 50-minute panel presentation targeted to allied health professionals. The format consists of three Mayo Clinic professionals representing various disciplines each speaking for 10 minutes on an identified cancer topic. A fourth speaker who is a patient, spouse, or family member shares his or her personal experience of how cancer has touched his or life. The session concludes with a brief question and answer period.
"Cancer Connections" is held on the second Thursday of each month, and addresses different aspects of cancer care. The program is teleconferenced to two Mayo Clinic Rochester locations and seven Mayo Health System sites. Continuing education credits are offered to attendees, and each session is videotaped, allowing staff to earn contact hours by viewing the tape at a later date.
Since its inception in 1996, attendance for these presentations ranges from 80-120 participants per session. The success of the program is demonstrated in the continually high attendance rate and consistently positive evaluations regarding the program’s content, objectives, and speakers.
(Editor’s note: For additional information regarding "Cancer Connections: A Multidisciplinary Update" please refer to Frost MH, et al. A unique approach to multidisciplinary cancer education. J Cancer Educ 2001; 16(1):15-17.)
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