Tumor talk: A descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetings

Tumor board meetings are behind-the-scenes settings where communication about health and strategizing about healthcare delivery take place. Despite their wide use in hospitals and cancer centers, there is a dearth of information about the communication practices in this context. Drawing upon six we...

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מחבר ראשי: Jillian A. Tullis
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יצא לאור: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-10-01
סדרה:Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare
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description Tumor board meetings are behind-the-scenes settings where communication about health and strategizing about healthcare delivery take place. Despite their wide use in hospitals and cancer centers, there is a dearth of information about the communication practices in this context. Drawing upon six weeks of observations, this study investigated communication during tumor board meetings at a tertiary cancer center in the Southeastern United States. Findings revealed differences in communication among cancer specialties, with one tumor board consistently talking about the medical and non-medical elements of patient cases, while other specialties focused primarily on plans for treatment with little discussion about quality of life, economic, or caregiver support issues. The manuscript includes suggestions for modifying tumor conferences and opportunities for future research.
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spelling doaj-art-1488317f6ba645cabf30a4a35eebd6892025-08-02T01:59:29ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare2532-20442022-10-016210.4081/qrmh.2022.10717Tumor talk: A descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetingsJillian A. Tullis0Department of Communication, University of San Diego, CA Tumor board meetings are behind-the-scenes settings where communication about health and strategizing about healthcare delivery take place. Despite their wide use in hospitals and cancer centers, there is a dearth of information about the communication practices in this context. Drawing upon six weeks of observations, this study investigated communication during tumor board meetings at a tertiary cancer center in the Southeastern United States. Findings revealed differences in communication among cancer specialties, with one tumor board consistently talking about the medical and non-medical elements of patient cases, while other specialties focused primarily on plans for treatment with little discussion about quality of life, economic, or caregiver support issues. The manuscript includes suggestions for modifying tumor conferences and opportunities for future research. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/qrmh/article/view/10717Multidisciplinarycancerhealth
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Tumor talk: A descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetings
Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare
Multidisciplinary
cancer
health
title Tumor talk: A descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetings
title_full Tumor talk: A descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetings
title_fullStr Tumor talk: A descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetings
title_full_unstemmed Tumor talk: A descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetings
title_short Tumor talk: A descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetings
title_sort tumor talk a descriptive study of communication about tumor board meetings
topic Multidisciplinary
cancer
health
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