Psychosocial Academy

The IPOS Psychosocial Academy will take place Sunday,
16 September 2007 and Thursday, 20 September 2007. The Academy will include full- and half-day workshops presented by expert psycho-oncologists from around the world.

Workshop 5 and Workshop 7 have been cancelled.

PRE-CONGRESS PSYCHOSOCIAL ACADEMY
Sunday, 16 September 2007

1-Games Couples Play: Group Dynamics with Couples within the Illness Trajectory - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
presented by Lea Baider PhD

2-Couple-Focused Interventions for Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and Their Partners - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
presented by Sharon Manne PhD, David Kissane MD and Talia Zaider PhD

3-Common Problems in Conducting Supportive Psychotherapy: Helping the Clinician Survive - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
presented by Jimmie Holland MD and Marguerite Lederberg MD

4-Training Healthcare Professionals How to Communicate about Randomised Controlled Trials - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
presented by Lesley Fallowfield PhD and Val Jenkins PhD

5-Interactive Workshop on Patient Involvement - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
presented by Derek Stewart CANCELLED

6-Quality of Life Assessment in Cancer Clinical Research and Clinical Practice - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
presented by Neil Aaronson PhD and Galina Velikova PhD

7-Palliative and End of Life Training for Social Workers -
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
presented by Susan Gerbino PhD, LCSW and Esther Chachkes DSW, LCSW CANCELLED

8-Introduction to Narrative Therapy in Psycho-Oncology -
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
presented by Bo Snedker Boman MSc (Psych)

9-Psychopathology in Cancer: How to Assess, Diagnose, and Treat Depression and Confusional States - 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
presented by Luigi Grassi MD

10-Qualitative Methods: How, When and by Whom Should They Be Used - 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
presented by Clare Moynihan PhD and Priscilla Alderson PhD, FRSA

11-The Partnership of Cancer Care: Application of Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to Patient Care and Staff Support - 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
presented by Inigo Tolosa ClinPsyD, David Horne PhD, Robin Paijmans,
Dr Liz Coombes, Dr Carolyn James and Dr Meera Shah

12-Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care: From Screening to Care Pathways - 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
presented by Manoj Kumar MD, Dr Mike Bennett, Parvez Thekkumpurath PRCPsych, Alex Mitchell MD and Chitra Venkateswaran MD

POST-CONGRESS PSYCHOSOCIAL ACADEMY
Thursday, 20 September 2007

13-Planning and Conducting Structured Psychiatric Group Interventions for Patients with Cancer - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
presented by Fawzy Fawzy MD and Nancy Fawzy RN, DNSc

14-Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy Interventions in Advanced Cancer - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
presented by William Breitbart MD and Shannon Poppito PhD

15-Family Focused Grief Therapy (FFGT) During Palliative Care & Bereavement: A Model of Family-Centered Care to Optimize Adaptation and Coping - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
presented by David Kissane MD and Talia Zaider PhD

16-Patient Advocacy Academy - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
presented by Kim Thiboldeaux, Rob Rutledge MD, Ursula Courtney, Lynn Faulds Wood, Laura Lee and Sally Crossing MA

17-CBT for Patients with Advanced/Terminal Cancer - 10:00 am - 5:00pm
presented by Steven Greer MD

18-Turning Curses into Blessings: An Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit Appraoch to Cancer Care - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
presented by Cecilia Chan PhD, Pamela Leung and Siu-Man Ng

19-The Taboo of Sexuality and Cancer: Helping Clinicians Address It - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
presented by Mary Hughes MS, RN, CNS, CT

20-How We Do It: Imagery-Based Interventions in Cancer Care -
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
presented by Donald Sharp PhD, Leslie Walker PhD and Mary Walker

21-Exercise for Cancer Survivorship -
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
presented by Margo Wade Walsh PhD

22-Quality of Life in Children with Cancer - 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
presented by Christine Eiser PhD

23-Teaching Communication Skills: Preparing Senior Health Care Professionals to Facilitate an Advanced Communication Skills Experiential Workshop for Cancer Care Clinicians - 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
presented by Susie Wilkinson PhD and Andrew Hoy PhD

24-Innovative Models of International Psychosocial Oncology Training - 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
presented by Mitch Golant PhD, Andy Roth MD, Sherry Schachter PhD, FT and Justyna Pronobis MA

25-Providing Psychosocial Support to Hereditary Cancer Risk Patients - 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
presented by Karen Hurley PhD