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Patient and Professional Education Study Group & Resource Center

Chair Contact: Dr. Sultan Kav at sultan.kav@excite.com or JoAnn Coleman at jcoleman@jhmi.edu
 All study group chairs and contact information
 Study Group Goals, Mission and Annual Meeting Minutes 
Guidelines and Tools
 MASCC Antiemesis Tool (MAT)
The MAT is available in English and five languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), obtained by the standard forward/backward translation process.

This tool is for the professional to use in assessing a patients nausea and vomiting.
MASCC Symposium Presentations: Patient and Professional Education
 2007 St Gallen, Switzerland (search track for Education specific)
 2006 Toronto, Canada
 2005 Geneva, Switzerland
 2004 Miami, Florida
Related Links
 http://www.cancersymptoms.org/ - A site designed for patients and caregivers to provide information on learning about and managing each of ten common cancer treatment symptoms. An ONS website.

 http://www.peoplelivingwithcancer.org/  - A patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), is designed to help patients and families make informed health-care decisions.

 http://www.cancercare.org/ - CancerCare is dedicated to helping people face the many challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
Related Publications
Winner of the European Oncology Nursing Society's
Excellence in Patient Education Materials Award 2005: PRECIOUS TIMES
http://www.mascc.org/content/2.html  http://www.mascc.org/content/2.html A handbook on palliative care for parents of children with cancer (pdf) 

http://www.mascc.org/content/2.html    CancerCare Connect Booklets are informational booklets summarizing selected topics from our Telephone Education Workshops.

Click the link below for this PDF booklet.   		  
http://www.mascc.org/content/2.html http://www.mascc.org/content/2.html Mouth Pain and Discomfort: All You Need to Know About Oral Mucositis
Information on:Oral Mucositis and Mouth Sores, How to Deal with Mouth Sores, Medications Available, Clinical Trials.

For more CancerCare booklets on Cancer Types, Managing Side Effects and Clinical Trials, CLICK HERE
Announcements

All content and links have been approved by the MASCC study group chairs and the MASCC website education editors.

QuickLinks 
 Virtual Meeting
 Journal Reviews

 Pain Management Center

 Antiemetic Survey: Controlling Emesis

 Antiemetic Guidelines
Perugia International Cancer Conference

 Mucositis: Perspectives & Clinical Practice Guidelines

 MASCC Antiemesis Tool (MAT- with translations)

http://www.mascc.org/content/2.html
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