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Tuesday, November 13th, at the New Haven Lawn Club, New Haven, CT.
"The place to be" says Cure Magazine's Jon Garinn.
2012 Survivorship Summit Agenda
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Conference Learning Objectives
1. Identify several phases and issues of cancer survivorship
2. Describe the importance of genetic counseling to cancer survivors
3. List the benefits of exercise in cancer survivors' lives
4. Identify the psychosocial impact that cancer has on survivors
5. Describe several wellness solutions for cancer survivors
8:00-8:30 Breakfast and Registration
8:30-8:45 Opening Remarks
Sharyn Taymor, Director, Survivorship Network & Outreach, CT Challenge
Pat Sclafani, Member, CT Challenge Survivor Advisory Board
8:45-9:05 CT Challenge Center for Survivorship
Jeffrey Keith, President & Co-Founder, CT Challenge
Tamara Deyle, MS, CET, Program Director, Center for Survivorship
9:05 - 9:35 Genetic Counseling and Testing for Cancer Survivors
Ellen Matloff, MS
Director, Cancer Genetic Counseling
Yale Cancer Center
9:35-10:05 Post-Traumatic Stress
Karen Syrjala, PhD
Co-Director, Survivorship Program
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
10:05-10:20 Break
10:20-10:50 Post-Traumatic Growth
Mitch Golant, PhD
Senior VP, Research and Training
Cancer Support Community, Los Angeles, CA
10:50-11:05 Questions
11:05-11:45 How Do We Meet Wellness Needs?
Karen Syrjala, PhD
11:45-12:15 Benefits of Different Types of Exercise on Various Cancer Outcomes in Cancer Survivors
Melinda Irwin, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Yale School of Medicine
12:15-12:30 Questions
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:00 The Landscape of Survivorship in Connecticut - Survey Monkey presentation
Kenneth Miller, MD
Acting Director for the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD
CT Challenge Medical Advisory Board
2:00-3:00 Breakout Sessions
A. How do we Deal with Core Symptoms? Fatigue, Pain, and Distress
Karen Syrjala, PhD
B. Post-treatment Survivorship Programs that are Effective
Mitch Golant, PhD
C. Exercise and Diet Studies in Cancer Survivors
Scott Capozza, MS, PT, Linda Gottlieb, MA, CPT, CET, Maura Harrigan, MS, RD CSO
D. How to Grow your Survivorship Program
Ken Miller, MD
E. Facilitating Support Groups for Underserved Populations
Kate Lieder, MA, MFT
3:00-3:40 Distress Screening, Personalized Medicine and Quality of Life
Mitch Golant, PhD
3:40-4:00 What Did We Learn Today? - Wrap-up
Kenneth Miller, MD
Accreditation and Disclosure Statements
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through sponsorship of the John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training and Research, Inc., The John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training and Research, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training and Research designates this education activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PR A Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Application has been made to the National Association of Social Workers, CT chapter, for 6.0 CEC'S.
Nurses will receive a certificate of attendance for a CME accreditation program for 6.0 credit hours. If CE credits are required, the nurse must present the CME attendance certificate to his/her respective nursing accreditation association for consideration.
Disclosure
Planning members and speakers made full disclosure and there are no commercial or financial interests or conflict with the content of the presentations.
Watch the 2011 Summit talks with experts from Abramson Cancer Center at UPENN, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, & Yale Cancer Center.
Download the Summit Workbook to accompany the video presentations.
In 2009, the CT Challenge supported a symposium hosted and produced by Yale Cancer Center, focused on "Creating an Outstanding Survivorship Program".
The accompanying manual, Creating A Cancer Survivorship Program, was edited by Kenneth Miller, M.D. and published by the Connecticut Challenge.
To view a pdf of the complete manual, click here.
Dr. Miller is a member of the Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Network's Medical Advisory Board, former Director of the Lance Armstrong Foundation Adult Survivorship Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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