Implementing Oncology Distress Screening in a Large Academic Health System

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the people involved in the distress screening process, both historically and now. This includes the original distress screening working group, the oncology social workers, the oncology staff, the patients, and leadership. A special thanks to Dr. Janet Philipp for editing and reviewing the article.

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Notes on contributors

Marianne Pearson

Marianne Pearson, LCSW, is an oncology social worker and Laura M. Melton, PhD, is medical director of Supportive Oncology at the University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo.

Laura M. Melton

Marianne Pearson, LCSW, is an oncology social worker and Laura M. Melton, PhD, is medical director of Supportive Oncology at the University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colo.