American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference: Integrating Psychosocia

描述(由申请者提供)：美国心理社会肿瘤学会(APOS)年度会议提供了唯一的全国性跨学科论坛，来自肿瘤学、精神病学、心理学、社会工作、护理、牧民护理、咨询、治疗和患者倡导领域的代表可以分享关于如何提高癌症幸存者生活质量的最新信息。在2009年、2010年和2011年，亚太癌症协会的年度会议将集中讨论医学研究所(IOM)报告《全病患癌症护理：满足心理社会健康需求》的建议。2009年亚太癌症组织第六届年会的主题是“将心理社会研究和实践整合到高质量的癌症护理中：制定标准”；会议将开始为期三年的重点工作，重点是落实报告中的建议，该报告倡导为癌症患者提供心理社会护理的标准。参加会议的与会者将获得与以下方面有关的技能和能力：(A)向研究人员、临床医生和倡导团体通报国际移民组织的报告及其影响；(B)向研究人员、临床医生和倡导团体传授确定和提供心理社会服务的方法，以改善所有癌症患者及其家人，包括族裔、少数族裔和医疗弱势群体获得和治疗的机会；(C)确定研究人员和临床医生可用于改善所有癌症患者的心理社会癌症护理的机会、治疗和结果的资源和战略；(D)将尖端的多学科研究成果转化为参与者所在机构的临床和教育方案，以评估和管理整个护理过程中的痛苦、症状管理和生活质量问题；(E)了解研究人员、临床医生和倡导团体之间合作的价值，以改进为癌症环境中的患者及其家人提供最先进的医疗和心理社会护理；以及(F)促进癌症协会的资源，并与协会成员和该领域的其他领导人建立网络，以形成宝贵的专业和民间合作。年会以一整天的实践研讨会开始，为心理社会肿瘤学专业人员和患者倡导者提供创新的临床和研究技能，主题包括解决多样性问题的社区研究、概念和测量问题以及患者提供者沟通等。随后的会议将讨论生存、为服务不足的人群提供心理社会服务、患者教育等。会议结束时将举行为期半天的研讨会，专门讨论执行国际移民组织报告的建议。对会议的评估将包括与会者对整个计划的反应，以及会议对后续APOS计划和活动的影响。接受发表的摘要将发表在《心理肿瘤学》杂志的增刊上，并将在APOS网站上公布。 公共卫生相关性：癌症在生理上、社会上、心理上、情感上和精神上对疾病患者、他们的家人和他们的照顾者造成了沉重的损失。长期以来，心理社会癌症护理在临床实践中一直被忽视，需要进行更多的研究，以确保多样化和医疗脆弱人群获得和治疗，并且必须为这种护理设定标准。美国心理社会肿瘤学会(APOS)旨在通过鼓励研究和跨学科合作来填补这一空白，以在APOS年度会议上解决肿瘤学中不同社区的心理社会问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) Annual Conference provides the only national interdisciplinary forum where representatives from the fields of oncology, psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, pastoral care, counseling, therapy and patient advocacy can share the latest information on ways to improve cancer survivors' quality of life. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 APOS will focus its annual conference on addressing the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs. The 2009 APOS 6th Annual Conference theme is "Integrating Psychosocial Research and Practice in Quality Cancer Care: Setting the Standard"; it will begin a three-year focus on implementing the recommendations of the report, which advocates a standard of psychosocial care for people with cancer. Participants attending the conference will gain skills and competence related to (a) informing researchers, clinicians and advocacy groups about the IOM report and its implications; (b) teaching researchers, clinicians and advocacy groups methods for identifying and delivering psychosocial services to improve access and treatment for all patients with cancer and their families, including ethnically diverse, minority and medically vulnerable populations; (c) identifying resources and strategies that researchers and clinicians can employ to improve access, treatment and outcomes in psychosocial cancer care for all patients with cancer; (d) Translating cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research findings into clinical and educational programs in participants' own institutions related to the assessment and management of distress, symptom management and quality-of-life issues across the continuum of care; (e) understanding the value of collaboration between researchers, clinicians and advocacy groups to improve the delivery of state-of-the-art medical and psychosocial cancer care for patients and their families across cancer settings; and (f) promoting APOS resources and networking with APOS members and other leaders in the field to form valuable professional and lay collaborations. The Annual Conference begins with a full day of practical workshops, providing psychosocial oncology professionals and patient advocates with innovative clinical and research skills on topics such as community-based research addressing diversity issues, conceptual and measurement issues, and patient provider communication, among others. Subsequent sessions will address survivorship, psychosocial services for underserved populations, patient education, and more. The conference will close with a half-day workshop dedicated to implementing the IOM report recommendations. Evaluation of the conference will include participant response to the overall program and the impact of the sessions on subsequent APOS programs and activities. Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in a supplement to the journal Psycho-Oncology, and presentations will be posted on the APOS website. Public Health Relevance: Cancer takes a heavy toll - physiologically, and socially, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually - on individuals with the disease, their families and their caregivers. Psychosocial cancer care has long been neglected in clinical practice and additional research is needed to ensure access and treatment for diverse and medically vulnerable populations, and standards for that care must be set. The American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) aims to fill this gap by encouraging research and interdisciplinary collaboration to address psychosocial issues across diverse communities in oncology at the APOS Annual Conferences.