Publications by authors named "Emma G Khoury"
Background: Recruitment in sexual health research is challenging. This study explores the potential of a Consent for Contact system (C4C) - generic consent for research contact - to improve participant recruitment and engagement in sexual health research. Our objectives were to understand patient and staff understanding of research, their views on a separate C4C system, and their preferences for its acceptability in a sexual health clinic setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with cancer are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 than many other patient groups. However, how this risk evolved during the pandemic remains unclear. We aimed to determine, on the basis of the UK national pandemic protocol, how factors influencing hospital mortality from COVID-19 could differentially affect patients undergoing cancer treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer is a disease associated with ageing. Managing cancer in older adults may prove challenging owing to pre-existing frailty, comorbidity, and wider holistic needs, as well as the unclear benefits and harms of standard treatment options. With the ongoing advances in oncology and the increasing complexity of treating older adults with cancer, the geriatric oncology field must be a priority for healthcare systems in education, research, and clinical practice.
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- Many undergraduate medical programs lack formal education in oncology, leading to a gap that mentorship schemes can help fill by offering targeted exposure to the field.
- The National Oncology Mentorship Scheme (NOMS) paired 86 mentors with 112 mentees to provide structured mentoring over six months, encouraging regular meetings and feedback through questionnaires.
- Mentees primarily joined to expand their networking opportunities, while the study aimed to identify motivations and assess the benefits and drawbacks of the mentorship experience for both mentors and mentees.