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Creating and Sharing Plain Language Summaries: One Team’s Experience

Webinar

Presented on: October 17, 2024

Description: This webinar features experts from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute who will share their experience in developing a patient advocacy-driven return of results process for making Plain Language Summaries available to participants in breast cancer-related studies. 

The moderator, MRCT Center Program Director Sylvia Baedorf Kassis, is joined by panelists from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Paula Steeves, Lead Patient Advocate, Breast Oncology, Christine McLaughlin, Patient Research Advocate, and Timothy Erick, Science Writer.

Key Topics:

  • The core elements of creating and disseminating Plain Language Summaries.
  • What results to return, who to involve in the creation process, and how to approach dissemination. 
  • How to start returning results with your study participants. Share your experiences and get answers to your questions in a moderated discussion and Q&A session.

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https://www.dana-farber.org/cancer-care/treatment/breast-oncology/clinical-trials-research/plain-language-summaries