2012 Cancer Survivorship Telephone Workshop Series

Event Type:
Workshop
Date:
April 24, 2012 | May 15, 2012 | June 19, 2012 | July 17, 2012

2012 Cancer Survivorship Telephone Workshop Series

CancerCare, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, LIVESTRONG, the American Cancer Society, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, presents a four-part telephone workshop series, The Tenth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.

This free series, made possible by support from the National Cancer Institute and LIVESTRONG, offers cancer survivors, their families, friends, and health care professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends.

Part I: Using Mind/Body Techniques to Cope with the Stress of Survivorship
April 24, 2012


  • Richard Dickens
    Richard Dickens, MSW
    Survivor Perspective Clinical Supervisor
    Mind/Body Project Coordinator CancerCare

  • Lorenzo Cohen
    Lorenzo Cohen, PhD
    Professor and Director
    Integrative Medicine Program
    Departments of General Oncology and Behavioral Science
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • David Spiegel
    David Spiegel, MD
    Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor in the School of Medicine Associate Chair
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Stanford University School of Medicine

Part II: Recapturing Joy and Finding Meaning
May 15, 2012


  • Keith Bellizzi
    Keith Bellizzi, PhD, MPH
    Survivor Perspective Assistant Professor
    Human Development and Family Studies University of Connecticut

  • Suzanne Lechner
    Suzanne Lechner, PhD
    Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology
    Biopsychosocial Oncology Core Leader
    Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
    University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • William Breitbart
    William Breitbart, MD, FAPM, FAPA
    Chief, Psychiatry Service, and Vice-Chairman
    Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Part III: Changing Roles and Responsibilities for Caregivers
June 19, 2012


  •  
    Suzanne Martz-Dones, RN, MA, CCRN, NE-BC
    Caregiver Perspective Administrative Nurse Manager
    Mount Sinai Hospital

  • Barbara A. Given
    Barbara A. Given, PhD, RN, FAAN
    University Distinguished Professor
    Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Program
    College of Nursing Michigan State University

  • Stewart B. Fleishman
    Stewart B. Fleishman, MD
    Founding Director
    Cancer Supportive Services Continuum
    Cancer Centers of New York: Beth Israel & St. Luke's-Roosevelt

Part IV: Managing Post-Treatment Neuropathy
July 17, 2012


  • Julie Silver
    Julie Silver, MD
    Survivor Perspective Assistant Professor
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Harvard Medical School

  • Nessa Coyle
    Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD
    Consultant - Oncology, Pain and Palliative Care

  • Christian M. Custodio
    Christian M. Custodio, MD
    Cancer Rehabilitation Fellowship Director
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Last Updated
September 24, 2020