Wiebke Frerichs

Wiebke Frerichs is a Research Fellow at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf), affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Medical Psychology within the Center for Psychosocial Medicine. Her research focuses on patient-centered communication, shared decision-making in oncology, and psychosocial care for families affected by cancer. Dr. Frerichs has contributed to developing training programs for healthcare professionals and interventions to enhance communication skills in medical settings.

Her work includes systematic reviews on supportive interventions for children of parents with cancer and qualitative studies exploring healthcare providers' perspectives on decision-making practices. She has collaborated on national projects such as the Bundesweite Bestandsaufnahme und Analyse report for the German Ministry of Health, assessing psychosocial oncology care. Her recent studies emphasize the importance of family-centered approaches and addressing communication challenges in oncology consultations.

Key research areas include:

• Training healthcare professionals to address parental cancer concerns
• Implementing shared decision-making in cancer care
• Psychosocial support for families during cancer treatment
• Assessment tools for communication competencies

Publications highlight her contributions to consensus statements on communication education and randomized controlled trials evaluating training programs. Her research bridges clinical practice and psychosocial theory, aiming to improve patient outcomes through enhanced communication and family-centered care strategies.