• J Cancer Educ · Jan 2004

    Fellows' forum: a workshop on the stresses of being an oncologist.

    • Jennifer Armstrong, Marguerite Lederberg, and Jimmie Holland.
    • Division of Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. jarmstrong@msbx.net
    • J Cancer Educ. 2004 Jan 1;19(2):88-90.

    BackgroundA pilot workshop was designed for medical oncology fellows to discuss the personal dimension and stresses of clinical oncology training.MethodsFocus was directed at increasing awareness not only of the patients' psychosocial needs but also the fellows' personal responses to them. Fellows were invited to a bimonthly luncheon to discuss difficult cases they had encountered from a psychosocial perspective. The sessions were cofacilitated by Medical Oncology and Psychiatry.ResultsRecurrent topics included the stresses of breaking bad news, treating pain, managing the depressed or angry patient, problems related to end of life, and complex family and cultural issues.ConclusionsThere was high satisfaction expressed with the forum.

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