Treating Abandonment
Conversations about how to reduce treatment abandonment in resource-constrained settings.
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9. Translating knowledge into action to reduce treatment abandonment with Dr. Paola Friedrich
Episode Summary On this episode we wrap up our 5-part series on treatment abandonment. In the last 4 episodes on the topic, (here, here, here, and here), we discussed the reasons why people abandon treatment and different ways to fix the problem. This episode is all...

8. Building trust and communication to reduce treatment abandonment with Dr. Saskia Mostert
Episode Summary Today we talk to Dr. Saskia Mostert, MD, PhD, a pediatric oncologist in the Netherlands who has tremendous experience working with healthcare providers to improve the care of patients in Indonesia and Kenya. Much of her works centers around the time...

4. Psychosocial Support to Reduce Treatment Abandonment in El Salvador with Dr. Nuria Rossell
Additional Resources Download Dr. Rossell's slides from the SIOP Treatment Abandonment symposium: Psychosocial Support to Reduce Treatment Abandonment Important recent publications by Dr. Rossell: Community resources support adherence to treatment for childhood cancer...

3. Economic Support to Reduce Treatment Abandonment with Dr. Deepak Bansal
Additional Resources Download Dr. Bansal's slides from the SIOP Treatment Abandonment symposium: Socioconomic Support to Reduce Treatment Abandonment Important recent publications that Dr. Bansal cited: Clinicoepidemiological profiles, clinical practices, and the...

2. Overview of Treatment Abandonment with Dr. Paola Friedrich
Additional Resources Download Dr. Friedrich's slides from the SIOP Treatment Abandonment symposium:Overview of Treatment Abandonment - Paola Friedrich Important recent publications by Dr. Friedrich: Magnitude of Treatment Abandonment in Childhood Cancer (open access)...