Shanterell
Redd,
B.S.
Pharmacy Student
Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
I am a third year pharmacy student at Lipscomb University. I am enrolled in a longitudinal program for interprofessional learning in which I learn how to provide patient care alongside a medical and nursing student in a Head and Neck Cancer outpatient clinic. I am a graduate of Tougaloo College and am current Chapter President of AMCP( Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy). My calling is to be involved in bridging the gaps between underserved communities and pharmacy.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background, including statement of problem, and aims:The treatment summary (TS) is a comprehensive cancer care record containing information regarding provider names and contact information, cancer diagnosis, tumor characteristics and treatment details. While the usefulness of treatment summaries has been evaluated in other cancer types, it has yet to be studied in Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) survivors. We are an interdisciplinary group comprised of a pharmacy, nursing, and medicine student. We aim to determine if receiving a TS enhances patient understanding and recall of cancer and treatment…