title: Communication, Documentation, and Training Standards in Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology.
abstract: As part of a larger effort to create standards for psychosocial care of children with cancer, we document consensus and evidence-based data on interprofessional communication, documentation, and training for professionals providing psycho-oncology services. Six databases were searched. Sixty-five articles and six guidelines and consensus-based documents were identified; 35 met inclusion criteria. Data support strong recommendations for standards of care in communication/collaboration, documentation of patient information, and training in pediatric psycho-oncology. These are areas where extensive research is unlikely to be conducted; however, professional expectations and qualifications may be further clarified and strengthened with time.
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Andrea Farkas
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Patenaude
authors.affiliation: Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pelletier
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bingen
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*
keywords: documentation; interdisciplinary communication; pediatric oncology; pediatric psycho-oncology; training