Publications

Pusic AL, Klassen AF, Scott AM, Klok JA, Cordeiro PG, Cano SJ. Development of a New Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Breast Surgery: The BREAST-Q. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Aug;124(2):345-353.

Andrea L. Pusic, Colleen McCarthy, Stefan J. Cano, Anne F. Klassen, Carolyn L. Kerrigan. Clinical Research in Breast Surgery: Reduction and Postmastectomy Reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg. 2008 Apr;35(2):215-226.

Pusic AL, Chen CM, Cano S, Klassen A, McCarthy C, Collins ED, Cordeiro PG. Measuring quality of life in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery: A systematic review of patient-reported outcomes instruments. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Sep 15;120(4):823-37.

Andrea L. Pusic, Patrick L. Reavey, Anne F. Klassen, Amie Scott, Colleen McCarthy, StefanJ. Cano. Measuring patient outcomes in breast augmentation: Introducing the BREAST-Q© Augmentation Module. Clin Plast Surg. 2009 Jan;36(1):23-32.

Rubin L, Klassen A, Cano S, Hurley K, Pusic AL. Motivations for Breast Surgery: A Qualitative comparison study of breast reconstruction, augmentation, and reduction patients. Breast J. 2009 Sep 7.

Klassen A, Pusic AL, Scott A, Klok J, Cano S. Satisfaction and quality of life in women who undergo breast surgery: A qualitative study. BMC Women's Health. 2009 May 1; 9:11.

Hu ES, Pusic AL, Waljee JF, Kuhn L, Hawley ST, Wilkins E, Alderman AK. Patient-reported aesthetic satisfaction with breast reconstruction during the long-term survivorship Perio. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jul;124(1):1-8

Cano SJ, Klassen A, Pusic AL. The science behind quality-of-life measurement: a primer for plastic surgeons. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Mar;123(3):98e-106e.

Presentations

Measuring quality of life in breast surgery: Content development of a new modular system to capture patient-reported outcomes (The BREAST-Q). International Society of Quality of Life Research Meeting: International Society of Quality of Life Research Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, October, 2006

Measuring quality of life in breast surgery: Where are we now and where do we go from here? International Society of Quality of Life Research Meeting: International Society of Quality of Life Research Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, October, 2006

What motivated women to undergo breast surgery? A comparative study of body image, barriers and quality of life in three surgical groups. International Society of Quality of Life Research Meeting: International Society of Quality of Life Research Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, October, 2006

Measuring quality of life in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery: A systematic review of patient-reported outcomes instruments. Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual Meeting of Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada May, 2006

The Breast-Q: Development of a new patient-reported outcome measure for breast surgery. Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Banff, Alberta Canada. June 2007

Measuring quality of life in breast surgery: Field-Testing of a new modular system to capture patient-reported outcomes (The Breast-Q). International Society for Quality of Life Research. 14th Annual Scientific Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. October 2007