[Abstract #180] Shared Decision-Making Attitudes and Practices in Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Teams

Christina Mangir¹, Leigh Boehmer¹, Sandra E. Kurtin², Lalan S. Wilfong³, Rena Kass⁴, Lillie D. Shockney⁵, Mary C. Politi⁶, Reshma Jagsi⁷, Thomas William LeBlanc⁸, Ellen Sonet⁹, Jamie L Studts¹⁰, Andrea Hutton¹¹, Elana Plotkin¹, Lorna Lucas¹, Amy Copeland¹²;

¹Association of Community Cancer Centers, Rockville, MD; ²University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ; ³Texas Oncology/The US Oncology Network, Dallas, TX; ⁴Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA; ⁵Johns Hopkins Breast Center, Baltimore, MD; ⁶Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO; ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ⁸Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; ⁹CancerCare, New York, NY; ¹⁰University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO; ¹¹Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, Santa Barbara, CA; ¹²Independent Consultant, Washington, DC 

Background

Patients who engage in decision making are more likely to experience confidence in treatment decisions, satisfaction with treatment, and trust. The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) conducted a survey to explore multidisciplinary team attitudes and practices around shared decision- making (SDM) and health literacy.