Communication is fundamental to the transfer of information between individuals, agencies and organizations, and therefore, it is crucial to planning and decision-making particularly in cases of uncertainty and risk. This paper brings forth some critical aspects of communication that need to be acknowled...
Suppressing controversies over uncertainties is not possible. Therefore, crisis management is increasingly becoming a question of (risk) governance (Renn 2008; Haferkorn, this volume) rather than being confined only to a question of communication technics. Risk and crisis communication is a part of ...
challenges to risk communicationThe paradigm of risk communication is shifting from a linear industry or government agency to lay public model to one that features dialogue. This shift requires that professional communicators such as public relations and community outreach professionals understand the ...
and possible adverse effects.We propose a four-part model for effective shared decision-making: 1) Assessing patient priorities, perceived risk, and prior experience with cardiovascular risk reduction; 2) Arriving at a recommendation for therapy based on the patient's risk of disease, guideline rec...
Although there was a steeper than anticipated learning curve for multi-media course development, it is believed that by utilizing pre-packaged courseware tools for navigation and course management, such as AMR's World Tutor Software, more rapid application development will be possible in the future....
Breast cancer, a highly fatal disease due to its tendency to metastasize, is the most prevalent form of malignant tumors among women worldwide. Numerous studies indicate that breast cancer exhibits a unique predilection for metastasis to specific organs including the bone, liver, lung, and brain....
Let be the input domain, containing all the possible items of X and Y. The parameters of the proposed protocol are shown in Table 1. Table 1. The parameters of the proposed PSI protocol. ParameterDefinition X The receiver’s set Y The sender’s set xi The ith item of X yj The jth ...
It is possible that the UEs which can act as secondary relays are not capable or not ready to relay MTC data. In this scenario, their trust relationships may be exploited to find feasible relays. Simply stated, friends of a friend are considered as friends. In order to further enhance ...
To identify barriers between health and communication in oncology in order to promote the best possible practice. The areas of communication to be focused on are communication directly with the patient, communication within the scientific community, and communication with the media. Material and methods...
Michel Dorval2,3, Jacques Simard4, Bartha M Knoppers1 and Denise Avard1 While the importance of intrafamilial communication of hereditary cancer risk has been acknowledged, the factors that promote and act as barriers to patients disclosing their information to their families are complex and emerging...