2012 Cancer Survivorship Telephone Workshop Series

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

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

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

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  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

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

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  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

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  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

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

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

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  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

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

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

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  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