S1 Episode 6: Cultural Competency and Cancer Survivorship: Humility, Lifelong Learning, and Effectively Communicating With Patients

Drs Ann H. Partridge and Narjust Florez discuss meeting patients where they are, cultural competency and humility, patient navigation, and the importance of support communities in cancer survivorship.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/985098). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Cancer Survivorship Guidelines https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500027-overview

Racial Disparities in Patient-reported Measures of Physician Cultural Competency Among Cancer Survivors in the United States https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31670752/

Global Public Health Equity Guiding Principles for Communication https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/equity/guide/cultural-humility.html

Patient Navigator Program https://www.dana-farber.org/for-patients-and-families/care-and-treatment/support-services-and-amenities/patient-navigator-program/

EGFR Resisters https://egfrcancer.org/

The ROS1ders https://www.theros1ders.org/

KRAS Kickers https://www.kraskickers.org/

GO2 Foundation https://go2.org/

LUNGevity https://www.lungevity.org/

Patient Navigation a Powerful Tool for Those Living With MBC https://www.komen.org/blog/patient-navigation-a-powerful-tool-for-those-living-with-mbc/

CancerCare https://www.cancercare.org/

Financial Toxicity of Cancer Treatment: Moving the Discussion From Acknowledgement of the Problem to Identifying Solutions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32300733/

Screening for Social Determinants of Health: An Opportunity or Unreasonable Burden? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29989772/

Epic https://www.epic.com/