COPE
Communication in Oncologist-Patient Encounters
Issue
Health care at the end of life.
Population
Later-stage cancer patients.
Goal
Help patients develop communication skills that will facilitate better expression of emotions and end-of-life wishes to health care providers, family, and friends.
Methods
Individually tailored Web-based training.
Clients
Duke University Medical Center. University of Pittsburgh. Funded by the National Cancer Institute.
The components described here may be part of a larger intervention that includes other components and is the result of effort by us, our clients, and other collaborators. To learn more about this intervention and those who contributed to it, please contact us.