title: Pre-Operative Education Classes Prior to Robotic Prostatectomy Benefit Both Patients and Clinicians.
abstract: As part of a process improvement initiative, we designed, implemented, and assessed the impact of pre-surgical education classes for patients scheduled to undergo robotic prostatectomy. Our aim was to both enhance patient access to important procedural information related to their surgery, and also limit the need for the repeated dissemination of information during patient calls to the office.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bellas
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haddock
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology