Carma Bylund

Jordan Alpert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising assistant professor, is the co-author of “Secure Messaging and COVID-19: A Content Analysis of Patient-Clinician Communications During the Pandemic” published in Telemedicine and e-Health 2021. Alpert, former UFCJC Postdoctoral Associates Gemme Campbell-Salome and Samantha Paige, Ph.D. 2018, Cayle…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty, doctoral students and alumni are presenters at the virtual 2021 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare from Oct. 17-20. The annual conference, organized by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare in partnership with the European Association from Communication in Healthcare, offers…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Diliara Bagautdinova, former CJC faculty member Carma Bylund and CJC Advertising Professor Debbie Triese are the co-authors of “Development and Pilot Testing of a Conversation Aid to Support the Evaluation of Patients with Thyroid Nodules” published in Clinical Endocrinology on…

This article by Carma L. Bylund,  Lindsay A. Thompson, and Stephanie A. S. Staras, originally appeared on MedPage Today on July 30, 2021. Ms. Clark comes for her annual visit. You notice on her medical record that she has not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19. Near the end of the visit, you…

Carma Bylund, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and professor in the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the UF College of Medicine, is the co-author of “How to Talk to Patients About the COVID Vaccine” published on medpagetoday.com on July 30. Bylund, Lindsay Thompson…

One third of the most popular cancer treatment articles on social media contain misinformation. Further, the vast majority of that misinformation has the potential to harm cancer patients by supporting approaches that could negatively impact the quality of their treatment and chances for survival. Those are the findings from a…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications scholars Carla Fisher and Carma Bylund and CJC doctoral students Chelsea Hampton, Taylor Vasquez and Amanda Kastrinos are the co-authors of “Blood Cancer Caregiving During COVID-19: Understanding Caregivers’ Needs” published in Translational Behavioral Medicine on May 25. Their study explored how the…

The UF Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology has named five UF Trust Consortium Scholars for 2021-2022 who exemplify its commitment to working across disciplines to examine ways trust is being eroded and how it can be restored. The work of these scholars ranges from examining the ways humans…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that five faculty and staff will be departing the College before the beginning of the next academic year. Raegan Burden, UFCJC Advertising lecturer of Cultural Engagement, will be leaving the College at the end of the semester to…

COVID-19 has greatly affected cancer care. During the onset of the pandemic, clinicians and patients faced uncertainty about the safety of meeting face-to-face and continuing treatment. Protocols were altered and clinicians were thrust into using new technology to communicate with patients. Telemedicine became standard practice, even though it was rarely…

Effective communication between healthcare workers and patients is critical to shaping risk-reducing practices and coping with rigorous treatment for life-threatening diseases. But communication between family members can be as important in dealing with medical issues. For example, studies show that conversations about risk-reducing breast cancer information between mothers and daughters…

Jordan Alpert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and Carma Bylund, CJC Public Relations professor and professor in the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the UF College of Medicine, are the co-authors of “Improving secure messaging: A Framework for Support, Partnership & Information-Giving Communicating…