Nuts and Bolts of Conducting Patient-Centered Psychosocial Oncology Research
Angela Usher, Felicia Johnson, and Lisa Capparella
January 17, 2019
About this Webinar Recording
For decades, oncology social workers have been involved in gathering information from patients about how cancer affects their lives and what services might help alleviate suffering of patients and their loved ones. How can we take what we learn from our patients, and create a collaborative research project? Seldom have researchers, social work clinicians and patients had the opportunity to develop research together. Patient-centered research is a process of engaging patients as essential stakeholders in the research process. This process holds great potential for psychosocial oncology research and improvements in patient and family care. The purpose of this webinar is to provide oncology social workers and patient advocates with an overview of patient-centered research and the basic components of psychosocial oncology research.Learning Objectives
At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Demonstrate a greater understanding of psychosocial research that engages patients as research partners.
- Identify basic components of a research plan.
- Describe the role of research in improving patient care, and advocating for policy changes.
Presenters
Angela Usher is an oncology social worker at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she has worked for the UC Davis Health System since 2000. Angela is also completing her PhD in Nursing Research and Healthcare Leadership at the UC Davis School of Nursing and will graduate this June. Angela is passionate about health research, especially patient-centered research, and using research findings to inform policy and improve services in psychosocial oncology.Presenter
Felicia Johnson is a cancer survivor and patient research collaborator. As a patient advocate, Felicia has taken the opportunity to participate on the research institute planning committee for the Patient Centered Research Collaboration (PCRC). Felicia enjoys brain storming and discussing topics for research projects and presentations alongside oncology social workers, other patient advocates and the PCRC.
Presenter
Lisa Capparella is an oncology social worker with over 12 years of experience in the medical field. She is the manager of The Cancer Support and Welcome Center at the NCI-designated Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Lisa creates patient support and education programs, manages a medical legal partnership, a massage and reiki clinic and utilizes patient advocates for important input and collaboration on the center and programming.Continuing Education Credits
Level - Intermediate
Participants will earn 1.5 CE credits upon successful completion of a quiz and a post-webinar evaluation.
Course Designation
This course has been approved for 1.5 clinical continuing education clock hours.
Outline
12:00 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.: Demonstrate a greater understanding of psychosocial research that engages patients as research partners.
12:26 p.m. - 12:48 p.m.: Identify basic components of a research plan.
12:49 p.m. - 1:09 p.m.: Describe the role of research in improving patient care, and advocating for policy changes.
1:10 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Questions and Answers
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORK BOARDS (ASWB): This organization, Association of Oncology Social Workers, ACE Approval #1351, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AOSW maintains responsibility for the program. ACE provider approval period: 11/11/22 - 11/11/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 clinical continuing education credits.
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S STATE BOARD FOR SOCIAL WORK:
Association of Oncology Social Work, Inc., SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0320.
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