Meeting patients' information needs beyond the year 2000 |
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| Authors: | M. H. N. Tattersall M.D. P. N. Butow Ph.D. P. M. Ellis M.B. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Cancer Medicine, University of Sydney, Blackburn Building, DO6, 2006 Sydney, NSW, Australia;(2) Department of Medical Psychology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 2050 Camperdown, NSW, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Advances in information technology, and changing patient expectation in regard to provision of information and participation in clinical decisions are already influencing the cancer consultation. In future, the oncologist's role will evolve further, and the cancer consultation beyond the year 2000 will be an opportunity for information relating to the particular patient's circumstances to be presented according to the patient's wishes. Patients' desired input into clinical decisions will be respected, and consultation audiotapes will be a widely used aid for patients after the consultation.Presented as an invited lecture at the 8th International Symposium: Supportive Care in Cancer, Toronto, Canada, 19–22 June 1996 |
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| Keywords: | Information needs Information technology Decision making |
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