World Mental Health Day: Perspectives From Both Patient and Provider With Allison Rosen, MS, and Stephen Freedland, MD
Expert Perspectives · Lyn Brook · 2024-10-10
In honor of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board members Stephen Freedland, MD and Allison Rosen, MS, sat down to discuss their unique perspectives on mental health as a physician and patient, respectively, featuring the following topics:
- Experiencing and combatting physician burnout
- How to take care of yourself inside and outside of the clinic
- The importance of taking breaks
- Ending the stigma of “suffering through it”
- How to combat the frustrations on both sides of the spectrum as a patient or provider
- The importance of support groups, therapy, and asking for help
- Different ways and methods of finding support and relief
- And more!
About Ms. Rosen and Dr. Freedland
Allison Rosen, MS, is a colorectal cancer survivor and a patient advocate who uses her platform to educate, support, and represent the cancer community. She works as a patient advocate with numerous organizations, including Fight Colorectal Cancer, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Cancer Research Network, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Ms. Rosen is passionate about bridging the gap between the health care system and the communities that it serves.
Stephen Freedland, MD, is Director of the Center for Integrated Research in Cancer and Lifestyle and Associate Director for Education and Training at the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute in Los Angeles. He also is the Warschaw Robertson Law Families Chair in Prostate Cancer and a Professor in the Department of Urology at Cedars-Sinai. He also holds a Staff Physician appointment at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Freedland has published over 700 articles and served on numerous AUA and ASCO guideline panels for prostate cancer. His research interests include the role of diet, lifestyle, and obesity in cancer, cancer health disparities, and cancer risk stratification.