Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Cancer Care

Angela M. Stover, PhD

Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lecture Description

Dr. Angela Stover will discuss Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) reporting within the oncology setting. PRO reporting involves receiving information directly from patients and permit healthcare professionals to treat the whole patient through personal assessments of symptoms and of daily health status. She will emphasize PROs outside the clinic and will then report on the pilot ePRO rollout at UNC Health Care (where PROs are collected in the clinic).

Learning Objectives

• Describe what patient reported outcomes (PROs) are and how are they used in cancer care
• Describe the clinical outcomes PROs can improve when completed remotely outside the clinic (at home) and in clinic
• Discuss the application of PROS via an implementation case study at NC Cancer Hospital Hospital

Handouts

• 2-Up Version
• 3-Up Version