Sharon Baik, second year JDP student, was awarded 2nd prize for best poster presented at the 2013 International Cancer Education Conference (9/18/13 - 9/21/13; Seattle, WA). The poster presentation, “Coping with Cancer: A Cancer Education Program for the Deaf Community,” was on the development of a new coping with cancer education program in American Sign Language for the Deaf community. Specifically, the poster described the processes involved in developing the cancer education videos and the plans for evaluating the efficacy and professional qualities of the videos. The final program will consist of approximately 80 brief videos on issues related to cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. This education program is being developed in collaboration with the UCSD Moores Cancer Center’s 16-year-long partnership with the Deaf community.
Authors: Sharon H. Baik (1,2), Tonya M. Pan (1,2), Vanessa L. Malcarne (1,2,3), Patricia Branz (1), Matthew Fager (1), Georgia Robins Sadler (1,2,4)
(1) UCSD Moores Cancer Center, (2) SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, (3) San Diego State University, (4) UCSD School of Medicine
Congratulations, Sharon!