The PEGASUS (Patient Expectations and Goals: Assisting Shared Understanding of Surgery) intervention was developed by researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) to support people who are considering appearance altering surgery. It is a goal-directed coaching tool to underpin and record shared decision making. It was developed with the intention that it would be suitable for use with any surgical group. To date, most of the work to develop and test PEGASUS has been women considering whether or not to undergo breast-reconstruction. 

If you are interested in using PEGASUS, including for research or clinical use, please contact the PEGASUS team (CAR@uwe.ac.uk) to request the ‘PEGASUS training package’. The resources include everything you need to learn how to use the PEGASUS intervention, including the intervention materials and a guide on factors to consider when introducing the intervention into your service. The PEGASUS training consists of two core elements, as well as optional extras to further your learning – each of which are described below. 

The PEGASUS training package has been designed for self-study, although you may also like to complete the training together with your colleagues. For example, you might like to watch ‘PEGASUS training with Diana Harcourt and Alex Clarke’ as a group, use the ‘PEGASUS Role Pay Scenarios’ to practice what you’ve learnt, and then each commit to reading the ‘PEGASUS training manual’ on your own. 

Please do not pass these materials onto others, but encourage them to contact us to be given their own copy of the resources. This allows us to maintain an awareness of who has accessed the training and ensures the package is download in full. 

To access the PEGASUS training materials, please email CAR@uwe.ac.uk with the subject ‘PEGASUS training pack’ and any relevant details regarding your request. For our own information, we would be really interested to know who will be using these materials and what patient groups you are planning on using them with. We may also ask you if you’d be happy for us to keep your contact details and follow up with you in the future to ask how you are using the intervention and any feedback you might have. 

If you have any questions about these materials, by emailing CAR@uwe.ac.uk.