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Understanding Teamwork In The Provision Of Cancer Care: Highlighting The Role Of Trust, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Joseph R. Keebler, Soosi Day, Deborah Diazgranados, Minggui Pan, Michael A. King, Shin-Ping Tu

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Team science research has indicated that trust is a critical variable of teamwork, contributing greatly to a team’s performance. Trust has long been examined in health care with research focusing on the development of trust by patients with their health care practitioners. Studies have indicated that trust is linked to patient satisfaction, adherence to treatment, continuity of care, and improved outcomes. We explore the construct of trust using a case example of a patient who received a surgical procedure for a precancerous polyp. We apply the principle of trust to the case as well as present the literature on trust …

Highlighting Trust In The Provision Of Cancer Care, Elizabeth Lazzara, Joseph Keebler, Soosi Day, Deborah Diazgranados, Minngui Pan, Mike King, Shin-Ping Tu

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Slides:

• Patient Case
• Definition & Explanation of Trust
• Application of Trust to Cancer Case
• Implications for Clinical Care
• Implications for Research