Stine Søndergaard

Stine Søndergaard is a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Regional Health Research, IRS - Lillebælt Hospital, Research Unit of Oncology (Vejle) affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark. Her work focuses on shared decision-making in healthcare, particularly in oncology and breast cancer treatment contexts.

Her research interests span several key areas in healthcare decision-making:

• Shared Decision-Making processes between healthcare providers and patients
• Implementation of decision aids in breast cancer treatment
• Healthcare professionals' perspectives on adopting shared decision-making practices
• Patient preparedness and involvement in medical decisions
• Qualitative studies on the learning process of shared decision-making among clinicians

Dr. Søndergaard's recent research output demonstrates a strong focus on shared decision-making in breast cancer care. Her work examines the impact of decision aids, timing of interventions, and healthcare professionals' adoption of shared decision-making practices. She has been involved in several significant projects including the IMPACTT trial examining decision aids for breast cancer patients and the DBCG RT SDM trial investigating shared decision-making in radiotherapy for breast cancer.

Her scientific contributions have been recognized through multiple publications in reputable journals such as BMC Cancer, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, and Radiotherapy and Oncology.

Dr. Søndergaard has been actively involved in teaching and supervision:

• Teaching 63 doctors and nurses in connection with the DBCG RT SDM study across multiple Danish hospitals
• Teaching resident doctors in oncology on shared decision-making
• Young doctors' ambassador day in shared decision-making
• Teaching on medical departments about shared decision-making

She has participated in numerous conferences and presentations, sharing her expertise on shared decision-making with breast cancer patients and healthcare professionals' learning processes in implementing these practices.