Jeannine Brant on the Benefits of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Jeannine Brant, PhD, Billings Clinic, discusses the benefits of patient-reported outcomes in cancer care.
Jeannine Brant, PhD, Billings Clinic, discusses the benefits of patient-reported outcomes in cancer care.
Here, she mentions an example of a patient who was a rectal cancer survivor and an avid runner. The patient had to quit the sport because whenever she would run, she would get severe diarrhea. However, she never discussed this with her nurses and doctor until she used Carevive, a system that lets patients log and rate any side effects that occur so that they can be brought up at medical appointments and addressed.
UGN-102 Produces Comparable Responses Regardless of Surgery in NMIBC Subset
May 8th 2024Patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent low-grade intermediate-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with UGN-102 displayed meaningful and similar responses and disease-free survival regardless of whether they underwent surgery.
Verification Nurse Provides ‘Significant Contribution to Patient Safety’ During Chemo Administration
May 1st 2024The role of a verification nurse can lead to several benefits, including the prevention of errors from reaching the patient, decreased workload, and potential cost savings from less drug waste.
