CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL

COLLOQUIUM

Risky Feelings: Why 6% doesn't always feel like 6%        Peter A. Ubel, MD   Speaker Dr. Ubel is Director, Program for Improving Health Care Decisions at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learning Objective To learn about several cognitive biases that can interfere with optimal decision making; to understand the role that emotion plays in how people perceive risk; to learn about several potential ways to help patients make decisions that better fit their own preferences Target Audience Researchers and clinicians actively involved in topics that relate to cancer prevention and control Date/Time/Place Wednesday, December 8, 2004, 11:00 am Executive Plaza North Conference Room G 6130 Executive Boulevard Rockville, Maryland For Additional Information Office of Preventive Oncology 301-496-8640  If you are a person with a disability and require any assistive device, services or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Office of Preventive Oncology at 301-496-8640 at least one week in advance of the lecture date to discuss your accommodations needs.

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