Social media partnerships with patient organizations for neuro-oncology patient recruitment

Is social media suitable for patient recruitment?

2015 The use of social media is tremendously increasing since years and will continue its growth. Recent examples show that social media can also be used to attract patients to clinical trials and improve recruitment rates. In addition, retention of the patient is increased. Social media help in designing clinical trials by obtaining early feedback from possible patients, informing patients abo...

Using social media in oncology for education and patient engagement.

Social media (SM) encompass a number of online and mobile resources that provide a forum for the generation, sharing, and discussion of individuals’ ideas and content.[1] Kaplan and Haenlein describe six types of SM: collaborative projects (eg, Wikipedia), blogs and microblogs (eg, Twitter), content communities (eg, YouTube), social networking sites (eg, Facebook, Google+), virtual game worlds ...

From Patient-Specific Mathematical Neuro-Oncology to Precision Medicine

Gliomas are notoriously aggressive, malignant brain tumors that have variable response to treatment. These patients often have poor prognosis, informed primarily by histopathology. Mathematical neuro-oncology (MNO) is a young and burgeoning field that leverages mathematical models to predict and quantify response to therapies. These mathematical models can form the basis of modern "precision me...

Management of thrombosis in a neuro-oncology patient.

Clinical Challenges provides readers with a forum to discuss creative clinical solutions to challenging patient care problems. Case studies or problem descriptions may be submitted with or without discussion or solutions. References, tables, figures, and illustrations can be included. Materials or inquiries should be directed to Oncology Nursing Forum Associate Editor Nancy Jo Bush, RN, MN, MA,...

Patient engagement or social media marketing?