Patient-Centered Video from ASTRO.

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I thought this was great! Most of our patients -- and most other doctors, for that matter -- have no idea about radiation and this video covers.it.all. Way to go Dr. Lawrence (Uncle Teddy!) et al. It features patients, physicians, physicists, dosimetrists, therapists, nutritionists from U of M and Wayne State. I wish we could show this to our patients before the consultation -- it would save a lot of time. Do you have any creative ways to do so in your clinic? Thanks.

 

[RadSki]

Great video and definitely a wonderful patient education tool. Only problem is the patient population featured in the video is not the most diverse. Doesn't quite match the patient population I serve. That said, I'll definitely still use it as an additional reference for patients who have questions about the treatment process.

 

[radioh3ad]

I think it's great how comprehensive this video is for educating the general population about our field/team-based practice. Kudos to Dr. Lawrence's team! (GO BLUE)

 

[Gfunk6]

Only problem is the patient population featured in the video is not the most diverse. Doesn't quite match the patient population I serve.

Double chins and bowling pins
Unholy presbyterians
Land is full of medicine
I find it when I'm slipping in
...into Michigan.

 

[Brim]

This is very nice. Thanks for letting us know about it.

 

[Carotenoid]

Aha, that's what Ted Lawrence looks like... I have read may be 30 of his papers... 🙂

 

[Kevin Malone]

Double chins and bowling pins
Unholy presbyterians
Land is full of medicine
I find it when I'm slipping in
...into Michigan.

What is this, some kind of lame attempt at bashing Michigan by quoting the Red Hot Chili Peppers? I'll make a wager that the patient population in Detroit, and Ann Arbor, for that matter, is a fair bit more "diverse" than the San Francisco bay area population. 🙄

 

[Gfunk6]

Sorry if you took offense. I love the Chili Peppers and I thought the "diversity" comment would be a funny way to quote them. Having met Ted Lawrence personally, I have nothing but respect for him and the Michigan program. 🙂

 

[Kevin Malone]

Sorry if you took offense. I love the Chili Peppers and I thought the "diversity" comment would be a funny way to quote them. Having met Ted Lawrence personally, I have nothing but respect for him and the Michigan program. 🙂

No problem. As a born-and-raised Midwesterner who often vacationed in Michigan as a kid, I am a little hyper-sensitive to midwest sniping of any type, real or perceived. Still, I will contend to the day that I die that people in the midwest are among some of the best in the world... and, incidentally, I believe the drummer from your fave band is from Michigan.

 

[subatomicdoc]

Great video and definitely a wonderful patient education tool. Only problem is the patient population featured in the video is not the most diverse. Doesn't quite match the patient population I serve. That said, I'll definitely still use it as an additional reference for patients who have questions about the treatment process.

You can access the video on ASTRO's Website. You'll have to log in, then this link should work: http://www.astro.org/Membership/MembersOnly/MembersMediaCenter/

Let me know if you have trouble.