Grant Details
Grant Number: |
5RL5CA133836-05 Interpret this number |
Primary Investigator: |
Jona, Menachem |
Organization: |
Northwestern University At Chicago |
Project Title: |
Learning Modules in Oncofertility |
Fiscal Year: |
2011 |
Abstract
The proposed R25 effort plays a significant role in organizing, communicating, and educating about the new
discipline of oncofertility. By working as a member of the interdisciplinary team with all researchers on the
project, this R25 effort presents the emerging discipline to new members of the field and physicians and
patients whose work and life will be impacted¿and improved¿as a result.
We plan to develop three types of learning resources: (a) patient- and parent-facing; (b) physician-facing;
and (c) pipeline-facing. Each will provide learning tools appropriate to the needs of a particular audience.
We seek to apply our insights into how learning takes place in classroom, online, informal, and professional
settings to the challenges of educating practitioners in the newly emerging interdisciplinary field of
oncofertility, communicating the processes and practices of this discipline in lay terms to patients and their
families, and supporting them through a complex and emotionally charged decision making process
regarding fertility preservation.
The effort proposed here plays a significant role in training the first generation of oncofertility scholars. The
Oncofertility Consortium we plan to create will provide oncofertility grand rounds as well as customized elearning
modules to a nationwide (and international) audience of fellows, researchers, and health care
providers. The ability to communicate a consistent conceptual framework and foster a shared vocabulary
are hallmarks of defining a community of practice within a field. This is a particular challenge given that we
are attempting to do this communication simultaneously and interactively with the development of the
discipline itself.
Finally, we will directly address the need to educate the public on this new field and the promise it holds for
the preservation of fertility in women and girls facing the challenge of cancer treatment. The Patient-Parent-
Partner Education and Support Network will create a rich, web-based resource, informed by research on the
patient/physician decision making process, that will support patients and their families by explaining new
options and supporting them in making the most informed decision regarding fertility preservation in the face
of a cancer diagnosis.
Publications
From The Bench To Bedside To Babies: Translational Medicine Made Possible By Funding Multidisciplinary Team Science
Authors: Woodruff T.K.
.
Source: Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics, 2013 Oct; 30(10), p. 1249-53.
PMID: 23975192
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The Oncofertility Consortium--addressing Fertility In Young People With Cancer
Authors: Woodruff T.K.
.
Source: Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology, 2010 Aug; 7(8), p. 466-75.
PMID: 20498666
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