Designing Decision Aids: How You Present The Numbers Is As Important As What Numbers Are Presented

Angie Fagerlin, Ph.D.

Speaker

Dr. Fagerlin is a social-cognitive psychologist with particular expertise in the design and testing of health education materials, particularly for breast and prostate cancer.

Learning Objective

To understand the problems with many commonly used decision aids.
To understand how different risk presentations affect patients' knowledge, risk perceptions, and behavior.
To learn how to best present risk/benefit information to patients.

Target Audience

Researchers and clinicians actively involved in topics that relate to cancer prevention and control.

Date/Time/Place

May 20, 2009 @ 11:00 a.m.
Conference Room 405
6116 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland

For Additional Information

Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
(301) 496-8640

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