Earn 1 CE Hour
Session summary: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is an alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. Its core resource, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology® are decision tools created by experts from across NCCN Member Institutions to determine the best way to treat a patient, depending on their diagnosis, disease stage, and other factors, such as age. NCCN Guidelines for Patients® is the patient-friendly version of these guidelines. They explain the same options for cancer care, but are written in plain language using health literacy and numeracy principles, and American with Disabilities’ Act (ADA) design principles.
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Speaker
Tanya Fischer, MEd, MSLIS
Medical Writer, Patient Information
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Session summary: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is an alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. Its core resource, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology® are decision tools created by experts from across NCCN Member Institutions to determine the best way to treat a patient, depending on their diagnosis, disease stage, and other factors, such as age. NCCN Guidelines for Patients® is the patient-friendly version of these guidelines. They explain the same options for cancer care, but are written in plain language using health literacy and numeracy principles, and American with Disabilities’ Act (ADA) design principles.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify how NCCN Guidelines for Patient applies health literacy, numeracy, and ADA design principles
- Reflect on challenges and considerations for writing patient education
- Identify health literate, cancer-related resources
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