The creation of legacies is an essential aspect of coping and meaning-making. Our upcoming webinar will discuss legacy-making across the lifespan. Ranging from creative perspectives via art, music, and writing to hearing personal stories from family members with lived experiences, we will learn about the process, importance and integration of legacy-makingPlease join us and our wonderful speakers to learn about legacy-making through a multicultural and global perspective.  

IPOS began offering Webcast Recording services starting in 2018.

As part of our ongoing efforts to provide our members with the latest information sharing tools and forums for discussion, we are pleased to offer Webcasts. These are open to members and non-members, with members having access for free or at a special discounted rate.

Not a current member of IPOS? Find out more by going to https://ipos.wildapricot.org/membership/apply

Available Webcasts:

  1. World Cancer Day – Psycho-Oncology for a Healthier Africa
  2. AI Application Research of Auxiliary Psycho-social and Spiritual Psychology Evaluation and Intervention for Cancer Patients
  3. Implementing Interventions for Fear of Cancer Recurrence
  4. Legacy - Making across the Lifespan
  5. Innovations in Models of Survivorship Care Research
  6. IPOS Early Career Committee presents: The Future of Psycho-Oncology
  7. Cancer and Aging: Considerations when Working with Older Adult Cancer Patients
  8. Fear of cancer progression and recurrence in those living longer with cancer
  9. Self-management in cancer survivorship (Part-II)

  10. Trauma-Informed Palliative Care in Times of Humanitarian Crisis: Lessons from Ukraine and Rwanda

  11. Self-management in cancer survivorship (Part-I)

  12. Disaster Survivorship During the Ukraine War: Protecting mental health and fostering resilience after war, pandemics, and other disasters

  13. Developing Psycho-oncology in LMICs” – Part 1 (Africa, S. America, India)

  14. Fear of Recurrence: The Experience of Caregivers

  15. Delivering remote physical activity, diet and psychological support to people affected by cancer

  16. COVID’s Global Impact on Palliative Care: Creating Connections

  17. More than words: The role of doctor-patient communication in fear of cancer recurrence

  18. Zooming in on health behaviors in cancer survivors and the role of FCR: A joint webinar with the FORwards & Survivorship SIGs

  19. IPOS Survivorship Group Presents: Managing sleep difficulties in cancer

  20. Innovations in Screening and Assessment of Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Progression

  21. Use of e-health: challenges and opportunities for psychosocial oncology providers, resources to providing support during the COVID19 Pandemic

  22. Cancer in the Elderly / Personas Mayores CON Cancer

  23. A burden shared: group-based interventions for fear of cancer recurrence

  24. The Social Context of Fear of Cancer Recurrence

  25. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Care

  26. Grupos de auto-ayuda como apoyo psicosocial para mujeres latinas con cáncer

  27. Cancer Coaching to Enable Patients/Survivors in Cancer Self-Management: The Healthcare Model of the Future

  28. Psycho-Oncology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience, Challenges and Opportunities

  29. Applying ACT strategies to a cancer population within the context of COVID -19

  30. Children of parents with cancer

  31. Advanced parental cancer
  32. Resilience
  33. Can you really ‘Conquer’ Fear of Cancer Recurrence?
  34. 2019 Plenary – IPOS and CAPO Awards
  35. 2019 Plenary – Psychosocial aspects of delivering cancer care to Indigenous people

World Cancer Day – Psycho-Oncology for a Healthier Africa

Recorded on February 5, 2024 - approximately 70 minutes in length

World Cancer Day – Psycho-Oncology for a Healthier Africa

Open to all for FREE

Co-Chairs: Drs. Melissa Henry and Degi Laslo Csaba

Presentations on/by:

  1. How Psycho-Oncology is Important for a Healthier Africa (Honourable Dr. Esther Utjiua Muinjangue, Ministry of Health Namibia)
  2. Psycho-Oncology as Central in the Global Cancer Agenda (Andre Ilbawi, Department of Universal Health Coverage, World Health Organization, Switzerland)
  3. The WHO Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (PIR) (Dr. Alexandra Rauch, MPH, Consultant - Rehabilitation, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability (NCD), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland)
  4. The role of Psycho-oncology in Cancer Prevention and Control
  5. Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care in African National Cancer Control Plans (Melissa Henry and Chioma Asuzu)
  6. Patient Voice (Caroline Akello)

Webcast purchase options:

  • Free to ALL

AI Application Research of Auxiliary Psycho-social and Spiritual Psychology Evaluation and Intervention for Cancer Patients

Recorded on January 15, 2024.
53-minutes in length.

This event delves into the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) in providing nuanced psychological and social support for those grappling with cancer. It aims to streamline the screening process, efficiently identifying individuals in need of psycho-social and spiritual care and offering tailored support or referrals.

The content explores practical applications of AI and ePRO in managing prevalent cancer types like lung cancer and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Discussions extend to their roles in Psychological Clinic screening, referrals, psychological evaluation, intervention, and managing pain and insomnia symptoms.

Designed for a diverse audience, the event caters to professionals in cancer psycho-social support, oncology specialists, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, spiritual caregivers, social workers, and volunteers. It also values the unique perspectives of cancer survivors and caregivers, enriching the discourse with their nuanced understanding. 

Webcast purchase options:

  • Free to current IPOS members

  • $10 USD for non-members

Implementing Interventions for Fear of Cancer Recurrence

Recorded on December 1, 2023.
56-minutes in length.

Speakers

  • Dr. Sophie Lebel, University of Ottawa, Canada
  • Dr. Jose Custers, Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands

Moderator: Lauren Rudy, University of New Brunswick, Canada

    Webcast purchase options:

    • Free to current IPOS members
    • $10 USD for non-members

    Legacy - Making across the Lifespan

    Recorded on Friday, September 29, 2023.
    90-minutes in length.

    The creation of legacies is an essential aspect of coping and meaning-making. This webinar discusses legacy-making across the lifespan. Ranging from creative perspectives via art, music, and writing to hearing personal stories from family members with lived experiences, we will learn about the process, importance and integration of legacy-making

    Moderated by a member of the IPOS Palliative Care Committee

    Danielle Miller, MS (she/her) is a Counseling Psychology PhD Candidate at Ball State University (USA), specializing in Health Psychology. Her clinical and research interests are focused on psycho-oncology, quality of life, psychosocial outcomes after bariatric and transplant surgery, and health equity. Danielle's dissertation investigates the relationship between perceived physician empathy and health-related quality of life among young adults with cancer. Danielle 

    is thrilled to have found a niche for herself in health psychology, broadly, and looks forward to a career as a leader, clinician, and educator in an academic hospital. She is completing her predoctoral training as a Behavioral Medicine fellow at Yale School of Medicine!

    Moderated by the co-chair of the IPOS Pediatric Committee

    /Users/wienerl/Desktop/DSC02334 (1).jpgDr. Lori Wiener is co-director of the Behavioral Science Core and Head of the Psychosocial Support and Research Program at the pediatric oncology branch of the National Cancer Institute. As both a clinician and behavioral scientist, Dr. Wiener has developed a robust clinical and research program that has focused on critical clinical issues such as parental coping, lone parenting, transnational parenting, sibling and sibling donor experiences, graph versus host disease, and end-of-life planning. Dr. Wiener has also dedicated a substantial part of her career to applying knowledge from her clinical experience and psychosocial studies to create innovative resources such as books, workbooks, therapeutic games and an advance care planning guide for children, adolescents, and young adults. Each of these resources are distributed worldwide and widely utilized in pediatric centers.

    Q&A Facilitator

    Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD
    Licensed Clinical Psychologist
    Director of the Bereavement Clinic
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center


    Featuring:

    Dr. Victoria Sardi-Brown is a licensed mental health counselor, President, and Co-Founder of the Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation (www.mattiemiracle.com). The Foundation was created in loving memory of her only child, Mattie, who died in 2009 from bone cancer. Dr. Sardi-Brown always says that Mattie was her greatest teacher in life, as he showed her that childhood cancer is NOT just about the medicine. Mattie Miracle is the only national non-profit dedicated to psychosocial awareness, advocacy, support, and research of childhood cancer. Mattie Miracle’s Vision is that all children and families have access to optimal psychosocial care from the time of diagnosis, through survivorship or end-of-life and bereavement care.

    Dr. Isabel María Centeno Sánchez is a clinical psychologist who holds a master's degree in education, as well as a specialization in Psycho-oncology. She is certified by the Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública for Psychosocial attention for advanced diseases and trained in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for Geriatric Oncology Cognition & communication Program. She works as psycho-oncologist at the Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion - Tec Salud in Monterrey, México. Dr. Sánchez is the founder of Travesías de Tinta, which provides mental health and wellbeing support services through a variety of creative and writing tools for cancer patients and palliative care. Last year she published her second anthology: “Trayectos y otras Travesías” and her new book: “Expression and legacy writing in cancer” will be published in 2024.

    Francisco Sanchez Diaz Lozano is a Sr Packaging Engineer working at Nestle USA in a global research position, who holds a master’s degree in Food Engineer from Cornell University. He works currently at the R&D Center for Nestle Nutrition for the babyfood category (GERBER); being responsible for all the packaging developments of babyfood in glass. He is originally from Puebla Mexico, and he is currently living in Michigan USA. He is the husband of Veronica Mascarua Galindo, who before she passed away, she decided to write a book “Morir no significa Perder”, she wanted to share in her book, her new ways of thinking, of leaving, of enjoying life during her process against cancer.

    Dr. Christian Ntizimira is the author of “The Safari Concept: An African Framework on End-of-Life Care” and Founder/Executive Director of the African Center for Research on End-of-Life Care (ACREOL), a non-profit organization to bring socio-cultural equality through “Ubuntu in End-of-life Care” in Africa. He is a Fulbright Alumni and graduated from Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine. Dr. Ntizimira is also an alumnus of the Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership programme, which aims to bring selected Africans to strategize, manage and lead public health programs that will transform public health in Africa. Dr. Ntizimira is the winner of the prestigious Tällberg-Stervos Niarcos Foundation-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize 2021, for his passionate advocacy for palliative care in Rwanda and elsewhere in Africa, based on his deeply held belief that dignified end-of-life care is a human right.

    Mariagracia Rivas Berger, MMT, LPMT, MT-BC, also known as MG, was born and raised in Lima, Peru and migrated to the United States at age 11. She received her undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance and her graduate degrees in Music Therapy from Shenandoah University. For the past six years, Mariagracia has worked in the Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders at Children’s National in Washington, DC, where she served as a clinician, Internship Director, and supervisor. In 2022, Mariagracia co-founded AMUSIPE, the Peruvian Music Therapy Association to promote, educate, an advocate for the field of music therapy in Peru and contribute through music therapy to the varying populations in the country. Mariagracia is currently working at Inova L. J. Murphy Children’s Hospital covering all pediatric inpatient units outside of NICU, in partnership with non-profit “A Place To be.”

    Jane Woo, LPC, ATR-BC is an oncology clinical therapist and board-certified art therapist at Inova Life with Cancer. She has worked in medical art therapy for 9 years, specializing in supporting anyone impacted by cancer, extended hospitalizations, legacy art making, and grief/loss. Prior to joining Life with Cancer, Jane worked for Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., where she provided support to patients and caregivers on the hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplant unit. She previously served as President of the Potomac Art Therapy Association, and she has been recognized by the Tracy’s Kids Board and Children’s National Hospital for excellence in leadership and art therapy.

    Webcast purchase options:

    • Free to current IPOS members
    • $10 USD for non-members

    Innovations in Models of Survivorship Care Research

    Recorded on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
    60-minutes in length.

    Key learning objectives:

    • Explore a programmatic approach to alternative survivorship models of care
    • Gain an understanding on how a range of non-traditional, innovative methods may be used to advance survivorship care
    • Learn about an example of using multiple source of data to facilitate change in models of survivorship care

    Featuring:

    Prof Raymond Chan (RN, BNurs, MAppSc, PhD, FACN, GAICD), Dean of Research, Caring Futures Institute Director, and Matthew Flinders Professor of Cancer Nursing, Flinders University.

      Dean (Research), Caring Futures Institute Director and Matthew Flinders Professor of Cancer Nursing, Flinders University. Prof Chan’s research program focuses on optimising models of care and health services’ responses to address the needs of people affected by cancer. Prof Chan has published >210 peer-reviewed articles and 2 book chapters. In total, he has attracted >$36 million AUD of research funding as Chief Investigator. Prof Chan holds/has held a range of international and national leadership roles including Executive Board Director (Secretary) of Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC); Board Director for the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) In 2021, Prof Chan was appointed by the Australian Minister for Health to serve on the NHMRC Research Committee (Triennium 2021-24).

      Moderated by: 

      • Savita Goswami (India), Chair of the IPOS Survivorship SIG Education Committee.
      • Isabel Centeno (Mexico) Member of IPOS Survivorship SIG Education Committee.

      Webcast purchase options:

      • Free to current IPOS members
      • $10 USD for non-members

        Webcast: IPOS Early Career Committee presents: The Future of Psycho-Oncology

        This webinar was recording on March 30, 2023 and is approximately 60 minutes in length.

        Presenters:

        1. Billy Rosa, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
        2. Fabiola Müller, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
        3. Maya Sravannthi, Indian Institute of Technology, India
        4. Lauriane Giguère, University of Ottawa, Canada

        Moderators:

        1. Lauren Heathcote (IPOS Early Career Director)
        2. Helena Lewis-Smith (IPOS ECPP SIG Co-Chair)

        This IPOS webinar showcases new research directions in psycho-oncology around the world. Four 'Rising Star' researchers in psycho-oncology give flash talks on their research. Our rising stars will also share one challenge they have overcome as an early career researcher in pycho-oncology.

        Webcast purchase options:

        • Free to current IPOS members
        • $10 USD for non-members

        Webcast: Cancer and Aging: Considerations when Working with Older Adult Cancer Patients

        This webinar was recorded on February 15, 2023 and is approximately 64 minutes in length.

        Age is no longer a determinant for treatment in the older cancer patient. The evaluation of frailty and the uncovering of geriatric syndromes are of paramount importance when working with this population. This webinar will focus on the evaluation of the older adult with cancer, how geriatric assessment results should be incorporated into treatment-related decisions and how frailty evaluation influences treatment outcomes.

        Featuring:

        Moderated by the co-chairs of the Cancer and Aging: Reflection for Elders (CARE) IPOS Special Interest Group:

        • Tania Estape (Co-Chair 2021 – 2023) – Spain
        • Patricia Parker (Co-Chair 2021 – 2023) – USA

        Webcast purchase options:

        • Free to current IPOS members
        • $10 USD for non-members

        Webcast: Fear of cancer progression and recurrence in those living longer with cancer

        This webinar was recorded on January 12, 2023 and is approximately 58 minutes in length.

        Speakers: 

        • Evie Kolsteren Radboudumc, Netherlands
        • Melanie Schellekens Helen Dowling Institute, Netherlands
        • Leah Curran The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Australia 

        Moderator
        Lauren Heathcote King’s College London, UK
         

        The FORwards Webinar Series aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in fear of cancer recurrence and progression, to provide cutting-edge updates on brand-spanking new research, and to spark conversations and collaborative projects across the globe.

        This webinar will be of interest to both clinicians and researchers who want to better understand and manage FCR and FoP in people living with cancer and their loved ones.

        Webcast purchase options:

        • Free to current IPOS members
        • $10 USD for non-members

          Webcast: Self-management in cancer survivorship (Part-II)

          Recorded on Friday, 9 December 2022

          Approximately 1 hour and 18 minutes

          Panel discussion: Implementing self-management support

          The Survivorship Special Interest Group (SIG) of IPOS organized this webinar. It aims to discuss challenges and facilitators to implementing self-management support (SMS) with examples and comments from a panel of international experts. The webinar aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in self-management support for people affected by cancer to encourage discussion and collaboration across the globe.

          CHAIRS

          • Savita Goswami (India), Chair of the IPOS Survivorship SIG Education Committee.
          • Tania Estape (Spain), Member of IPOS Survivorship SIG Education Committee and IPOS Board member.

          PANEL MEMBERS

          Chair of Panel:

          Prof Claire Foster, Professor of Psychosocial Oncology and Director of Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC, Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.


          Dr. Doris Howell, RN, PhD, FAAN. Emeritus Scientist, Princess Margaret Research Institute and Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto, and Program Director, Cancer Coaching, York University, ON Canada.



          Bogda Koczwara AM BM BS FRACP MBioethics FAICD, Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Medical Oncology, Flinders Medical Centre, Professor, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Cancer Council SA Clinical Investigator, Adelaide, Australia


          Chioma C Asuzu, PhD. Prof of clinical psychology and psycho- oncology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. She is the Foundation President of the Psycho-oncology Society of Nigeria (POSON), Association for Psycho-Oncology in Africa (APOA) and executive member of the International Psycho-oncology Society (IPOS).


            Webcast purchase options:

            • Free to current IPOS members
            • $10 USD for non-members

            Trauma-Informed Palliative Care in Times of Humanitarian Crisis: Lessons from Ukraine and Rwanda

            Recorded on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

            Trauma-Informed Palliative Care in Times of Humanitarian Crisis: Lessons from Ukraine and Rwanda

            The Palliative Care (SIG) of IPOS is organizing this webinar.

            Humanitarian crises are large scale events that affect populations or societies causing a variety of difficult and distressing consequences that may include massive loss of life, disruption of livelihoods, breakdown of society, forced displacement, and other severe political, economic, social, psychological and spiritual effects (WHO, 2018). Palliative care, with its focus on reducing physical, emotional and spiritual suffering, has an important role in caring for the sick, displaced and dying during times of humanitarian crises.

            For this special webinar, the IPOS’s Palliative Care Special Interest Group Education Committee invites IPOS members and non-members to attend a presentation and roundtable discussion on the role of Trauma-Informed Palliative Care during times of humanitarian crisis.

            In this webinar, experts will discuss the role of palliative care within humanitarian crises and use examples from the current crisis in the Ukraine and past crises in Rwanda, to illustrate the ways in which a trauma-informed approach may benefit traumatized individuals, families, communities and palliative care providers alike.

            Speakers:

            Dr. Megan Doherty a specialist in pedatric palliative care at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Roger Neilson House (pediatric hospice) in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Doherty has experience in the development of palliative care programs for children in humanitarian crises and other resource limited settings, while leading the Children's Palliative Care Initiative in Bangladesh and the Pediatric Palliative Care Program of Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration in Hyderabad, India, as well as in her role as a telemedicine consultant for Médecins Sans Frontières. She has worked on the development of palliative care programs for children in humanitarian crises situations, focusing on capacity building and training for health care workers and innovative models of community-based palliative care programs.

            Dr. Oleksandr Wolf has been the Head of the All-Ukrainian Association of Palliative and Hospice Care since 2010. Since then, this NGO has initiated over 30 projects directed at development of systems of multidisciplinary support for those with serious diseases and their relatives in Ukraine. Dr. Wolf has a Master degree and Doctoral degree in Social Work, and he is a social worker in the Central National Children and Mother Healthcare Center in Kyiv, Ukraine. He is also a Fellow in the Palliative and Hospice Medicine Department at the National University of Health of Ukraine. His professional interests are in patients' capacity building and empowerment in the face of trauma.

            Dr. Sonya de Laat's research interests include (1) the moral and practical dimensions of humanitarian healthcare and (2) visual cultures of humanitarian aid, global health, and international development. Currently working as the academic advisor and curriculum coordinator in the Global Health graduate program at McMaster University. Canada, Dr. de Laat is an active member of the Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Group (HHE) based at McMaster and McGill universities, and the Canadian Network on Humanitarian History (CNHH), housed at Carleton University. Recent publications include "The camera and the Red Cross: 'Lamentable pictures and conflict photography bring into focus an international movement. 1855-1865 (2021) and "A case analysis or partnered research on palliative care to refugees in Jordan and Rwanda" (2021). A recent recipient of the Caroline Miles Visiting Scholarship at Oxford University, Dr. de Laat is focusing on work that builds on the "Aid when there is 'nothing left to offer project. Specifically, she looks forward to discussing snapshots (literal and figurative) of a refugee-led initiative aimed at reducing severe health-related suffering in one refugee camp in Rwanda.

            Dr. Jessi Humphreys is a palliative care physician and Co-Directs GPEC (Global Palliative Education Collaborative) at UCSF, a global palliative care fellowship shared between multiple US-based and global sites. She has worked in many areas of intersection requiring a trauma informed care approach to clinical care including in transgender health, asylum clinical advocacy work, and palliative medicine in under resourced areas. She has done clinical and educational palliative medicine work in the US-prison system, Kenya, Uganda and IHS (Indian Health Services). She has interests in education, mentorship, narrative medicine, and in provider wellbeing and resilience.

            Moderators:

            Dr. Dwain Fehon is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine in the US. He is the Deputy Director for Psychology Training within Yale’s Department of Psychiatry and Director of Behavioral Medicine for Yale New Haven Hospital. Clinically, Dr. Fehon is a member of the Yale Cancer Center’s palliative care team where he provides outpatient psychological services to adults with advanced stage cancers. He is the Education Committee Chair for IPOS’s Palliative Care Special Interest Group.

            Dr. Janet de Groot is an academic psychiatrist with Tom Baker Cancer Centre Psychosocial Resources department and Cumming School of Medicine. She holds grants for a clinical intervention for persons with advanced cancer and their close others, as well as for simulations to promote decolonizing medical education in relation to Indigenous health. Her work in education has been honored with local and national awards, including the 2008 Canadian Psychiatric Associations Continuing Medical Education award and the 2014 Association of Faculties Medicine of Canada - May Cohen Award for Equity, Diversity and Gender.

            Purchase:

            • Free to current IPOS members
            • $10 USD for non-members

            Self-management in cancer survivorship (Part-I)

            Recorded on: Tuesday, 12 July 2022

            Duration:  64 minutes

            Beneficial effects of self-management education and self-management support on outcomes in cancer survivorship

            The Survivorship Special Interest Group (SIG) of IPOS organized this webinar. It aims to introduce the concepts of self-management and self-management support (SMS) and benefits on outcomes in cancer survivorship. We will also discuss implementation of self-management education and support across the continuum of cancer survivorship care. The webinar aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in self-management and self-management support for people affected by cancer to encourage discussion and collaboration across the globe.

            CHAIRS

            • Savita Goswami (India), Chair of the IPOS Survivorship SIG Education Committee.
            • Isabel Centeno (Mexico) Member of IPOS Survivorship SIG Education Committee.

            SPEAKERS

            Prof Claire Foster, Professor of Psychosocial Oncology and Director of Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC, Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.



            Dr. Doris Howell, RN, PhD, FAAN. Emeritus Scientist, Princess Margaret Research Institute and Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto, and Program Director, Cancer Coaching, York University, ON Canada.

             

            OBJECTIVES

            • To describe the tasks of self-management and behavioural strategies for health recovery in cancer survivorship and the role of self-management support.
            • To discuss the benefits of self-management education and support on clinical, psychological and behavioural outcomes and research gaps.
            • To identify a road map for implementation of self-management education and support across the continuum of cancer survivorship.
            Webcast purchase options:

            • Free to current IPOS members
            • $10 USD for non-members

              Disaster Survivorship During the Ukraine War: Protecting mental health and fostering resilience after war, pandemics, and other disasters

              Recorded on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. 93 minutes in length.

              Theme: Protecting mental health and fostering resilience after war, pandemics, and other disasters

              Overall Goal: Discuss the experience of the Ukraine War on cancer patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Outline the range of responses to disasters, aspects of risk and resilience, and a framework for lowering distress and protecting mental health through the essential elements of Psychological First Aid.

              Methods: We have the pleasure of having an invited speaker, Dr. Joshua C. Morganstein, M.D., Captain, Public Health, who will talk about how to understand the impact of the Ukraine War and best practices in interventions. His presentation will be followed by a panel discussion by IPOS member and Director Dr. Csaba Degi and Dr. Erica SirrinePhD, LCSW, FT, followed by a general Q&A period from the audience.

              Invited Speaker:  Dr. Joshua C. Morganstein, M.D.

              Dr. Joshua C. Morganstein is Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Deputy Director and Senior Scientist at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and a Captain in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. He is Chair of the Committee on the Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster and Distinguished Fellow at the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Morganstein received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He completed a combined residency in Psychiatry and Family Medicine in the National Capital Consortium in Washington, DC. Dr. Morganstein leads the Disaster Mental Health and Public Health education and consultation services at CSTS and provides consultation and subject-matter guidance to local, state, national and international partners during dozens of disasters on actions to foster mental health and enhance sustainment for individuals, communities, and organizations. He is working with mental health professionals in Ukraine and non-governmental organizations to help support the well-being of military personnel, citizen soldiers, displaced citizens, and refugees impacted by the war in Ukraine. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Morganstein was invited by numerous state healthcare organizations, medical professional organizations, interagency teams, and global partners to inform healthcare system leaders and personnel on critical public mental health principles and the adaptation of practices and procedures from high-stress occupations to promote well-being and operational sustainment for the healthcare workforce. Dr. Morganstein was sought out to assist the New York City public health and first responder systems to develop the HERO-NY workforce resilience program. He has conducted research with the U.S. National Guard that provided actionable recommendations and knowledge products for leaders to protect health and sustain military readiness during COVID-19 and other operations. Dr. Morganstein is frequently sought out by NATO medical leadership to present on disaster mental health and crisis leadership as well as the development of global military doctrine to enhance force protection. He is a member of the 5Eyes Mental Health Research International Collaboration, senior medical leaders within the Defense and Veterans Affairs agencies across partner nations advising on policy, sharing research findings and best practices, and publishing scholarly works on global mental health and readiness for military service members and their families. Dr. Morganstein has studied the effects of stress and trauma in organizational settings, including the military drone intelligence community as well as personnel impacted by the 2013 mass shootings at the Washington Navy Yard. He provided mental health subject-matter expertise to the United Nations’ development of the 2015 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, co-authored the only Curriculum Recommendations for Disaster Behavioral Health Professionals as well as the Mental Health and Well-Being chapter for a landmark Presidential report on the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States. Dr. Morganstein authored numerous articles, chapters, technical reports, and other scholarly work on the mental health impact of disasters, including climate-related disasters, mass violence, terrorism, nuclear exposure, and pandemics. He is Assistant Editor for the second edition of the Textbook of Disaster Psychiatry and Editor for the forthcoming textbook, PTSD.

              Chairs: This event will be moderated by Dr. Tom Hack and Dr. Melissa Henry.

                Webcast purchase options:

                • Free to current IPOS members
                • $10 USD for non-members

                Developing Psycho-oncology in LMICs” – Part 1 (Africa, S. America, India)

                This webinar was recorded on May 25, 2022 and is approximately 89-minutes in length.

                Psycho-oncology has now been standing tall as an evidence-based discipline since more than two decades now. It is well established in the developed nations. However, its growth in LMICs has been sporadic, with some countries with well-set clinical services and solid space for research. It has not been so in some other LMICs. There seem to be regional and cultural challenges but despite that, our resolve is firm. So what can be done to establish, develop and enhance Psycho-oncology throughout the LMICs?  The purpose of this webcast is to learn from our member representatives who have been able to set up and are working on advancing Psycho-oncology services, capacity building and research in their regions/areas.

                The key learning objectives are:

                • To understand different working models of setting up Psycho-oncology services in an LMIC setting
                • To reflect on various challenges and facilitators in different contexts
                • To formulate a roadmap for setting up a new Psycho-oncology service

                Featuring:

                DR. CHIOMA ASUZU, PhD

                Department of Counselling and Human Development Studies

                University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria


                DR. CRISTIANE BERGEROT, PhD

                Head, Department of Psycho-oncology

                CETTRO Cancer Research Hospital, Brasilia, Brazil


                DR. JAYITA DEODHAR, MD

                Professor

                Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India


                PHILLIP ODIYO, MA

                Psychologist and Patient Support Manager

                Faraja Cancer Support Trust, Nairobi, Kenya

                Webcast purchase options:

                • Free to current IPOS members
                • $10 USD for non-members

                Fear of Recurrence: The Experience of Caregivers

                This webinar was recorded on March 31, 2022 and is approximately 60-minutes in length.

                Speakers

                • Perri Tutelman, BHSc, PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University
                • Jani Lamarche, BA, PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa
                • Angélica Cusson, Undergraduate Honours Thesis Student, University of Ottawa
                • Dawn Pickering, Parent Caregiver, Ottawa, Canada

                Moderator: Sophie Lebel, PhD, University of Ottawa

                Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is among the most commonly reported and important concerns of not only cancer survivors, but also their loved ones. This webinar will focus on measuring and intervening in FCR experienced by caregivers, and Dawn Pickering will share her lived experience as the mother of Ollie (9 years old), a survivor of anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

                Webcast purchase options:

                • Free to current IPOS members
                • $10 USD for non-members

                Delivering remote physical activity, diet and psychological support to people affected by cancer

                This webinar was recorded on February 22, 2022 and is approximately 1 hour and 13 minutes in length.

                The e-health and survivors Special Interest Groups (SIG) of IPOS are organizing this webinar hosted by the Co-Chairs of the IPOS e-health SIG, Tania Estapé and Claire Foster. It aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in remote delivery of physical activity, diet and psychological support to people affected by cancer. It is also to encourage discussions and collaborations across the globe. This webinar will be of interest to both clinicians and researchers who want to know more about supporting lifestyle change and psychological support in people living with cancer from a distance.

                Chairs: Tania Estapé (Spain) and Claire Foster (United Kingdom)
                Welcome and intro: Savita Goswami (India), Chair of the Survivor's SIG Education Committee.

                SPEAKERS

                • Dr Chloe Grimmett, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow for Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
                • Dr Gemma Pugh, Research Lead, National Child Cancer Network, New Zealand

                Webcast purchase options:

                • Free to current IPOS members
                • $10 USD for non-members

                COVID’s Global Impact on Palliative Care: Creating Connections

                This webinar was recording on Thursday, October 21, 2021 and is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes in length.

                The IPOS Palliative Care Special Interest Group Education Sub-Committee held this special webinar and roundtable panel discussion on the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the field of palliative care held Thursday, October 21, 2021. In this webinar, an international panel of Palliative Care experts presented the latest information about the pandemic and how it is impacting the health of individuals, families, communities and palliative care providers.

                The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound and worldwide impact on individuals, families, communities and healthcare providers, and the field of Palliative Care, with its focus on reducing suffering, is playing an important role in caring for the sick and dying. In both developed and developing countries the global pandemic has dramatically altered the death and dying process and has challenged our capacity to care for patients and to support families and healthcare providers. In this webinar, an international panel of Palliative Care experts will describe the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world and will participate in a roundtable discussion to examine some of the key challenges and opportunities for palliative care patients, families and providers. Issues such as palliative care practice, resource management, end of life practices, grief, dying alone, and provider fatigue and resilience will be explored.

                Speakers:

                1. Lilli Tang, MD Director, Psycho-Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital  Beijing Cancer Center, China
                2. Mevhibe Hocaoglu, PhD Research Associate, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care Policy & Rehabilitation, Kings College, UK
                3. Jennifer Kapo, MD Chief, Palliative Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, USA
                4. Isabel Centeno, MEd, Psycho-oncologist, PHD candidate, IPOS Palliative Care SIG Education Committee, board member and professor. Unidas Contigo, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross México.
                5. M.R. Rajagopal, MD Chairman, Pallium India, India
                6. Miriam Mutebi, MD Assistant Professor, Surgery, Aga Khan University and Vice President of East Africa of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer, Kenya
                7. Jennifer Philip, Professor of Palliative Medicine at Peter MacCullum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia.
                8. Harvey Chochinov, OC OM MD PhD FRCPC FRSC, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry University of Manitoba, Senior Scientist, CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, Canada

                Moderators

                1. Dwain Fehon, PsyD IPOS Palliative Care SIG Education Committee Chair, Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, USA
                2. Devi Kainikkara IPOS Palliative Care SIG Education Committee Co-Chair, PhD Scholar, Department of Psycho-Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA),  India

                Webcast purchase options:

                • Free to current IPOS members
                • $10 USD for non-members

                More than words: The role of doctor-patient communication in fear of cancer recurrence

                The FORwards Webinar Series aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in fear of cancer recurrence, to provide cutting-edge updates on brand-spanking new research, and to spark conversations and collaborative projects across the globe.

                This webinar will be of interest to both clinicians and researchers who want to better understand and manage FCR in people living with cancer and their loved ones.

                Presenters:

                • Jet Ankersmid, MSc, University of Twente & Santeon
                • Jenny Liu, MD, PhD, St Vincent's Hospital
                • Helen Ferry, Patient Representative
                Discussant:
                • Phyllis Butow, PhD, University of Sydney

                Webcast purchase options:

                • Free to current IPOS members
                • $10 USD for non-members

                Zooming in on health behaviors in cancer survivors and the role of FCR: A joint webinar with the FORwards & Survivorship SIGs

                Recorded on: July 22, 2021. 58 minutes in length.

                Speakers

                • Glynnis McDonnell, PhD, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre
                • Sharon Manne, PhD, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
                • Daniel Hall, PhD, Harvard Medical School

                Moderators

                • Marije van der Lee, PhD, Tilburg University
                • Meeke Hoedjes, PhD, Tilburg University

                The FORwards Webinar Series aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in fear of cancer recurrence, to provide cutting-edge updates on brand-spanking new research, and to spark conversations and collaborative projects across the globe.

                This webinar will be of interest to both clinicians and researchers who want to better understand and manage FCR in people living with cancer and their loved ones.

                Webcast purchase options:

                • Free to current IPOS members
                • $10 USD for non-members

                  Webinar: IPOS Survivorship Group Presents: Managing sleep difficulties in cancer

                  This webinar was recorded on  April 29 2021 and is approximately 56 minutes in length.

                  Featuring: Dr Oliver Holmes

                  Dr Oliver Holmes is a Clinical Psychologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. Oliver provides evidence-based psychological interventions to people with cancer and their families across the cancer trajectory. He also helps to co-ordinate the Can-Sleep program, which aims to improve the night time sleep difficulties experienced by people with cancer.

                  Webcast purchase options:

                  • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                  • $10 USD: Non-members

                  Webinar: Innovations in Screening and Assessment of Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Progression

                  This webinar was recorded on March 12, 2021 and is approximately 59 minutes in length.

                  Speakers: 

                  • Ben Smith, PhD, University of New South Wales

                  • Yasmin Youssef, PhD, University Medical Centre Leipzig

                  • Daelin Coutts-Bain, University of Sydney

                  • Moderator: Louise Sharpe, PhD, University of Sydney

                  The FORwards Webinar Series aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in fear of cancer recurrence, to provide cutting-edge updates on brand-spanking new research, and to spark conversations and collaborative projects across the globe.

                  This webinar will be of interest to both clinicians and researchers who want to better understand and manage FCR in people living with cancer and their loved ones. 

                  Webcast purchase options:

                  • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                  • $10 USD: Non-members

                  Webinar: Use of e-health: challenges and opportunities for psychosocial oncology providers, resources to providing support during the COVID19 Pandemic

                  This webinar was recorded on Thursday, February 25, 2021 and is approximately 59 minutes in length.

                  FEATURING: 

                  Chair: Tania Estapé

                  CLAIRE FOSTER: 'RESTORE: supporting people living with cancer related fatigue after cancer treatment'.

                  MARIJE VAN DER LEE: 'The therapeutic working alliance in internet-based and online therapy for anxiety, depression and severe fatigue after cancer'

                  CRISTIANE D. BERGEROT AND TANIA ESTAPÉ: 'Understanding the experiences related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and how it is impacting in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMIC) psycho-oncologists practice’

                    Webcast purchase options:

                    • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                    • $10 USD: Non-members

                    Webinar: Cancer in the Elderly / Personas Mayores CON Cancer

                    Recorded in December 2020. Approximately 35 minutes in length. English and Spanish recordings available.

                    Speaker: Tania Estapé, PhD

                    Cancer is a disease of the elderly, as its incidence increases with age. However, many elderly people arrive late to the diagnosis or have attitudes of denial due to erroneous beliefs, pessimism or taboos towards the possibility of cure or early detection. We also find negative beliefs or resignation towards their own age, which influence these attitudes. In addition, many elderly people come from a time when health / disease was a matter for the doctor, there was no information on healthy lifestyles and the idea that one could do something to reduce the risk of cancer or other diseases. All of this greatly depends on the culture, society and resources in patient's environment. It is important to design strategies adapted to the development stage of the elderly and give them the possibility to actively choose.

                    ______________________________________________

                    El cáncer es una enfermedad de mayores, pues su incidencia sube con la edad. Sin embargo, muchas personas de edad avanzada llegan tarde al diagnóstico o tienen actitudes de negación por creencias erróneas, pesimismo o tabús hacía la posibilidad de curación o detección precoz. También encontramos creencias negativas o de resignación hacía su propia edad, que influyen en estas actitudes. Además, muchos ancianos provienen de una época en que la salud / enfermedad, era cosa del médico, no había información sobre estilos de vida saludables ni la idea de que uno podía hacer algo para reducir el riesgo de cáncer o de otras enfermedades. Todo esto, depende enormemente de la cultura,la sociedad y recursos en el entorno del paciente. Es importante diseñar estrategias adaptadas a la etapa evolutiva de los mayores y darles la posibilidad de elegir activamente.

                      Webcast purchase options:

                      • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                      • $15 USD: Non-members

                      A burden shared: group-based interventions for fear of cancer recurrence

                      This session was recorded on December 8, 2020 is approximately 60 minutes in length.

                      Speakers:

                      • Christine Maheu, RN, PhD, McGill University
                      • Sophie Lebel, PhD, University of Ottawa
                      • Mia Skytte O'Toole, PhD, Aarhus University
                      • Marije van der Lee, PhD, Tilburg University/Helen Dowling Instituut
                      The FORwards Webinar Series aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in fear of cancer recurrence, to provide cutting-edge updates on brand-spanking new research, and to spark conversations and collaborative projects across the globe.

                      This webinar will be of interest to both clinicians and researchers who want to better understand and manage FCR in people living with cancer and their loved ones.

                        Webcast purchase options:

                        • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                        • $15 USD: Non-members

                        The Social Context of Fear of Cancer Recurrence

                        This session was recorded on September 22, 2020 is approximately 60 minutes in length.

                        Speakers:

                        The FORwards Webinar Series aims to bring together the international community of researchers and clinicians interested in fear of cancer recurrence, to provide cutting-edge updates on brand-spanking new research, and to spark conversations and collaborative projects across the globe.

                        This webinar will be of interest to both clinicians and researchers who want to better understand and manage FCR in people living with cancer and their loved ones.

                          Webcast purchase options:

                          • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                          • $15 USD: Non-members

                          Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Care

                          This session was recorded on June 2020 is approximately 17 minutes in length.

                          Topics discussed include the heightened risk of COVID-19 that cancer patients face, access to treatments and care, the psychosocial impact of the pandemic on cancer patients and the utility of eHealth platforms during this time.

                          Main Presenters

                          • Laura Smith, MBA, MA Spiritual Psychology, Managing Principal
                          • Ashly Pavlovsky, PhD

                            Webcast purchase options:

                            • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                            • $10 USD: Non-members

                            Grupos de auto-ayuda como apoyo psicosocial para mujeres latinas con cáncer

                            This session was recorded on June 24, 2020 is approximately 1 hour in length.

                            • Diferentes versiones de los grupos de autoayuda
                            • Ventajas y desventajas de pertenecer a un grupo
                            • Algunas ideas para su mejor funcionamiento
                            • Prácticas virtuales ante el distanciamiento social

                            Presenter: Isabel Centeno, Psycho-oncologist (Mexico)

                              Webcast purchase options:

                              • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                              • $15 USD: Non-members

                              Cancer Coaching to Enable Patients/Survivors in Cancer Self-Management: The Healthcare Model of the Future

                              Recorded on June 23, 2020. Approximately 55 minutes in length.

                              Objectives for Webinar:

                              1. Define cancer coaching and its application across the trajectory
                              2. Essential elements of cancer coaching
                              3. Impact of cancer coaching on patient activation and health outcomes

                              Presenter: 

                              Doris Howell, Program Director of our Cancer Coaching Certificate and Senior Scientist, Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute

                                Webcast purchase options:

                                • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                • $15 USD: Non-members

                                Psycho-Oncology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience, Challenges and Opportunities

                                This session was recorded on June 18, 2020 is approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes in length.

                                Discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed psycho-oncological care for patients, families, and healthcare providers. Outline emerging challenges and opportunities. Delineate strategies to optimize care. This seminar will take the form of a presentation and Q&A with an invited speaker on the topic of resiliency, followed by a panel discussion initiated by senior IPOS members. Challenges and opportunities will be discussed as they relate to public policy, research, clinical, and training. Needs for collaboration in these areas will be defined, with the potential creation of eventual working groups.

                                Invited Speaker: Jim Davidson, Climber Having Survived Avalanche and Dramatic Rescue

                                Panel discussants: Dr. Jane Turner, Dr. David Kissane, Dr. Gary Rodin, Dr. Chioma Asuzu

                                Chair: Dr. Melissa Henry

                                  Webcast purchase options:

                                  • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                  • $15 USD: Non-members

                                  Applying ACT strategies to a cancer population within the context of COVID -19

                                  Presenter: Dr Toni Lindsay (doctorate clinical & health psychology) – Clinical Psychologist (Australia)

                                  Items discussed:

                                  • An overview of ACT principles
                                  • How the foundations of ACT suit working with uncertainty within the context of the pandemic
                                  • Application of the core components of ACT
                                  • Examples of using these components in a debriefing or clinical setting
                                  • Suggested resources for further learning.

                                  Webcast purchase options:

                                  • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                  • $15 USD: Non-members

                                  Webcast Recording: Children of parents with cancer

                                  Presenter: Dr. Jane Turner, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Queensland (Australia)

                                  Items discussed:

                                  This brief resource describes the factors affecting the impact of parental cancer on children and describes the differing issues facing children depending on their developmental stage. This webcast is 16 minutes and 19 seconds in length.

                                  Webcast purchase options:

                                  • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                  • $10 USD: Non-members

                                  Webcast Recording: Advanced parental cancer

                                  Presenter: Dr. Jane Turner, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Queensland (Australia)

                                  Items discussed:

                                  This brief resource gives details about the impact of advanced parental cancer and describes the responses of children to parental death. This webcast is 13 minutes and 42 seconds in length.

                                  Webcast purchase options:

                                  • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                  • $10 USD: Non-members

                                  Webcast Recording: Resilience

                                  Presenter: Dr. Jane Turner, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Queensland (Australia)

                                  Items discussed:

                                  This brief resource gives an overview of the evidence about resilience – those factors associated with better outcomes for children facing adversity – and give practical examples of the way these principles could be applied in the context of parental cancer to promote optimal adjustment of children. This webcast is 12 minutes and 48 seconds in length.

                                  Webcast purchase options:

                                  • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                  • $10 USD: Non-members

                                  Webcast Recording: Can you really ‘Conquer’ Fear of Cancer Recurrence?

                                  Presenter: Prof Phyllis Butow BA, Hons(DipEd) M Clin Psych, MPH, PhD, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Sydney Australia

                                  Items discussed:

                                  1. Definition, prevalence, time-course, and impact of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR).
                                  2. Theoretical approaches, models and frameworks.
                                  3. Interventions and evidence.
                                  4. Future directions and how to get involved.

                                  Webcast purchase options:

                                  • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                  • $15 USD: Non-members

                                      Webcast Recording: 2019 Plenary – IPOS and CAPO Awards

                                      Learn from IPOS and CAPO 2019 Award Winners.

                                      This webcast is 1 hour in length.

                                      Webcast purchase options:

                                      • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                      • $20 USD: Non-members

                                          Webcast Recording: 2019 Plenary – Psychosocial aspects of delivering cancer care to Indigenous people

                                          Professor Gail Garvey a Kamilaroi woman from one of the largest Indigenous nations in Australia is Senior Principal Research Fellow, Deputy Division Leader of the Wellbeing and Chronic Diseases Division and Head of the Cancer Research Group, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia.  She has worked for over 30 in Aboriginal Health and has an impressive record in building Indigenous research capacity. She has a strong track record of research translation and her teams research has informed the development of  national cancer control plans and optimal care pathways for Indigenous Australians. Professor Garvey’s  research into the psychosocial aspects of cancer care is a critical component to improving cancer outcomes for Indigenous people. Her research has attracted over $37 million in funding and she has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers and most recently contributed to a new IARC Scientific Publication on Reducing social inequalities in cancer: evidence and priorities for research.

                                          This webcast is 55 minutes in length.

                                          Webcast purchase options:

                                          • FREE to Current IPOS Members
                                          • $20 USD: Non-members

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