When Confronting Cancer, Knowledge Is Your Ally.

Here you can gain the clarity you deserve with 24 Award Winning Cancer Titles

Patients diagnosed with cancer often face the dilemma of having to make crucial decisions without being fully informed about their disease, their treatment options and the implications for their quality of life. And that's where OIES™ comes in:

The award-winning Oncology Interactive™ Education Series (OIES™) was developed to improve the quality, availability and delivery of cancer education. Patients touched by cancer receive comprehensive information which brings them comfort and clarity and health care professionals save valuable time, enabling them to concentrate on individual patient concerns. Additionally, institutions benefit by reducing costs and increasing patient satisfaction and staff morale.

The health care community is embracing interactive computer-based learning with open arms. OIES™ is revolutionizing the way patient and professional education is delivered and improving the quality of care.

The high quality of the award-winning Oncology Interactive™ Education Series (OIES™) is a direct result of collaboration by OIES™ with over 300 expert health professionals, cancer centers, patients, advocacy groups and many others. Valuable relationships with partners and distributors help make the OIES™ easily and conveniently accessible to anyone involved in cancer care or in need of cancer education.

Trusted by leading cancer institutions, Oncology Interactive™ Education Series (OIES™) eliminates the need for lengthy library and Internet searches that provide medically-advanced or in some cases unreliable information.

A study in the USA revealed that when doctors diagnose patients they disclose the main treatment alternatives in only 20% of the cases (Journal of Medical Economics). Another USA study found that only 9% of all medical decisions made met the criteria for completeness of informed decision making (American Medical Association).

Doctors imparted information to patients for an average of little more than a minute during interviews that lasted an average of less than 20 minutes. The same study also found that, in 65% of the cases, physicians thought patients wanted less information than they actually did (Journal of Medical Economics).

The Nursing Shortage

In addition to the above, the worldwide nursing shortage is causing adverse effects on the quality of patient care. In Canada alone there is a need for 126,000 more nurses, while in the United States one in seven hospitals are short of nurses. The U.S. will experience a 20% shortage in the numbers of nurses needed by the year 2020. Given these shortages, many physicians and nurses do not take the time to fully educate a patient and explain all the facts. It is therefore important for patients to take a proactive role in their care, in order to make informed treatment choices and gain comfort through the understanding of their cancer.

Numerous studies demonstrate that patients who are actively involved in their decision-making, are more satisfied, have a better quality of life and better health outcomes. With the help of the OIES™ you can gain the knowledge you need in your fight against cancer.

• Selection
The OIES™ is available on CD-Rom (and can therefore be accessed by anyone with a computer) in 24 General and Clinical Level titles (over 25 hours of content per title). Each CD-ROM comes with an ISBN number and is shrink-wrapped.

Take a look at the available titles here:

Select among our 24 Cancer Titles ---------------------------------------- Bladder Blood and Marrow Transplants Brain Breast Cervical Colorectal Hodgkin's Lymphoma Hypopharynx Larynx Leukemia Lip and Mouth Lung Melanoma Nasopharynx Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Oropharynx Ovarian Pancreatic Paranasal Sinuses and Nasal Cavity Prostate Cancer Advanced Prostate Cancer Salivary Glands Sarcoma Thyroid

• Gain clarity
The complexities of each of the 24 diseases covered are simplified using 3D anatomy diagrams and interactive graphics. Content is written in 7th grade level English to facilitate easy learning.

• Share experiences
Users can learn from real patients and survivors through video interviews. See how others coped with diagnosis, treatment and supportive care.

• Empower yourself
Learn concepts that will help you clarify expectations, make informed decisions regarding your treatment and participate in your care.

• Communicate effectively
Ask meaningful and informed questions and understand the medical terminology used by your health care providers.

• Use consultation time effectively
OIES™ User Notes help you remember questions you would like to ask your doctor and keep track of findings and comments.

• Stay updated
You can update the information on CD-Roms through the Internet, ensuring content remains accurate in light of current research.

• Advanced learning
Learn how to read MRI and CT scans, understand patterns of spread, treatment principles, endpoint analysis, pain management and more though the OIES™ Clinical Level.

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