Overview

The annual IPOS World Congress of Psycho-Oncology has attendees from around the world who work in psychosocial cancer care. These attendees represent diverse fields from more than 52 countries who dialogue about improving cancer care on an international level and developing strategies to add psychosocial issues to all aspects of cancer control. The attendees include, but are not limited to, those who work as physicians, social workers, nurses, psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, epidemiologists, social scientists and educators.

Theme

This year's theme is Advancing Culturally Diverse Approaches in Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care.

Location

The beautiful city of Madrid was selected as the location for the 10th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology. Madrid is located in the center of the beautiful Iberian peninsula of Spain. It is serviced by the Barajas National Airport, approximately one half-hour by bus from the city. Madrid is easily traveled via its fast, convenient and straightforward metro system (subway). Nestled in the Castilla y León and Castilla-La Mancha mountain ranges, Madrid boasts an average temperature of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer months of June to August. The city center, Puerta del Sol (the Gateway of the Sun) is an excellent starting point to see many of Madrid's major historic landmarks in the old city.