Translation Science: Exposing a Deadly Difference (NIH-Only) |
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| Air date: | Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 8:00:00 AM |
| Category: | NCI CCR Grand Rounds (NIH Only) |
| Description: | Dr. Ferrans has been conducting studies focusing on quality of life and minority issues in health care over the past 20 years, funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Nursing Research.
She is well known for developing the Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index, which has been translated into 21 languages and has been used throughout the world in more than 200 published studies. In addition, she has contributed to the conceptual development of the field of quality of life research, through her conceptual work focused on clarification of the construct. Dr. Ferrans has received a number of awards for her work, and has been recognized as a Distinguished Research Fellow by the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS).
Dr. Ferrans maintains an active program of research, studying the effects of illness and treatment on quality of life in cancer, cardiac disease, and other chronic illnesses. An important part of this research has focused on cross-cultural issues, including approaches to increase validity of data and participation in research for minority populations in the United States. This has included the development of culturally specific measures for African Americans and Hispanic Americans. Dr. Ferrans currently is the principal investigator for two large (R01) studies funded by NCI. One study examines cancer survivorship issues for African Americans, focusing on the impact on quality of life and barriers to cancer screening. The second study focuses on breast cancer delay in black, Hispanic and white women. In addition, she is the mentor for NIH- and ACS-funded postdoctoral and career-development awards, studying the effect of trust and cancer screening in African American women, prostate cancer screening in African American men, and the effect of trust in health care decision making in African American caregivers of older adults. SELECTED REFERENCES: 1. Hirschman, J., Whitman, S., Ansell, D. The black-white disparity in breast cancer mortality: the example of Chicago. Cancer Causes Control. 2007 Apr;18(3):323-33. 2. Report of the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force: Improving Quality and Reducing Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality in Metropolitan Chicago (October 2007). http://www.sinai.org/urban/summit/ NCI’s Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Grand Rounds is a weekly lecture series addressing current research in clinical and molecular oncology. Speakers are leading national and international researchers and clinicians proposed by members of the CCR Grand Rounds Planning Committee and others within the CCR community and approved by the CCR Office of the Director. Lectures occur every Tuesday from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. in Lipsett Amphitheater in the Clinical Center building on the NIH campus September through July with exceptions around holidays and major cancer meetings. The lecture schedule is posted on various calendars of events, including at the following link: http://www.bethesdatrials.cancer.gov/health-care-professionals/grand-rounds.aspx |
| Author: | Carol Estwing Ferrans, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| CIT File ID: | 14796 |
| CIT Live ID: | 7263 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?14796 |