| | | NLCS16-123 | | Social Media, Precision Medicine And Cancer Health Disparities Speakers: Chair Amelie Ramirez, Dr.PH, UT San Antonio
Amelie Ramirez, DrPh, UT San Antonio, Social Media and Tobacco or Childhood Obesity
Mitchell Silva, PhD/Esperity, Brussels, CT Accrual and Social Media (includes results of a Survey on Genomics and Genetic Testing to Gauge Attitudes and Understanding)
Celia Kaplan, PhD, UCSF, Technology as a Tool to Assess Breast Cancer Risk
Improved communication can improve healthcare outcomes. New forms of media are providing more convenient, richer and impactful communications. This panel will examine different uses of communications strategies to improve the health of Latinos. Including effects of social media on reducing Latino childhood obesity, use of mobile computing to generate a personalized report to increase discussions about women’s risk reduction and genetic counseling as well as data from a recent survey related to patient understanding of genetics and testing. | | MP3 | | $12.00 | | $12.00 | |