Communication Science and Online Risk Assessment Tools

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Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
March 22, 2012

The webinar features six presentations that address the role of communication science in the development of risk assessment tools and the use of these predictive tools in clinical and research settings. The webinar also presents current challenges and opportunities as risk tools become widely available to patients and the public.

Speakers

Andrew Freedman, Ph.D.
Overview of Prediction Models for Cancer Risk and Susceptibility (4:22 – 23:26)

Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute

Mitchell Gail, M.D., Ph.D.
​​​​​​​Comments on the Development of the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT or “Gail model 2”) (23:27 – 50:48)

Biostatistics Branch
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute

Brian Zikmund-Fisher, Ph.D.
Making Risk Calculator Outputs Meaningful for Patients (50:50 – 1:33:25)

University of Michigan

Steve Woloshin, M.D., M.S.
​​​​​​​Online Risk Assessment Tools in Public Health (1:33:30 - 1:59:10)

Dartmouth Medical School

Lisa Schwartz, M.D.
​​​​​​​Online Risk Assessment Tools in Public Health (1:33:30 - 1:59:10)

Dartmouth Medical School

Erika Waters, Ph.D., M.P.H.
​​​​​​​Your Disease Risk: The Culmination of 17 Years of Transdisciplinary Research (1:59:16 – 2:35:51)

Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine

Graham Colditz, MD, Dr.P.H.
​​​​​​​Your Disease Risk: The Culmination of 17 Years of Transdisciplinary Research (1:59:16 – 2:35:51)

Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine

Hank Dart, M.S.
​​​​​​​Your Disease Risk: The Culmination of 17 Years of Transdisciplinary Research (1:59:16 – 2:35:51)

Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine

Robert Volk, Ph.D.
​​​​​​​Risk Assessment and Informed Decision Making: Perspectives from the International Patient Decision Aids Standards Collaboration (IPDAS) (2:36:10 – 3:02:30)

MD Anderson Cancer Center

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