American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference: Integrating Psychosocia

描述（由申请人提供）：美国心理社会肿瘤学会（APOS）年会提供了唯一的全国跨学科论坛，来自肿瘤学，精神病学，心理学，社会工作，护理，田园关怀，咨询，治疗和患者宣传领域的代表可以分享有关如何提高癌症幸存者生活质量的最新信息。2009年、2010年和2011年，APOS年会将重点讨论医学研究所（IOM）报告《癌症患者整体护理：满足心理社会健康需求》的建议。2009年APOS第六届年会的主题是"在高质量的癌症护理中整合心理社会研究和实践：制定标准";它将开始为期三年的重点实施报告中的建议，该报告倡导为癌症患者制定心理社会护理标准。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、临床医生和宣传团体介绍移徙组织的报告及其影响;（B）向研究人员、临床医生和宣传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，包括不同族裔、少数民族和医疗弱势群体获得治疗的机会;（d）将尖端的多学科研究成果转化为参与者自己机构的临床和教育方案，涉及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，以改善为癌症患者及其家属提供最先进的医疗和心理社会癌症护理;以及（f）推广APOS资源，并与APOS成员和该领域的其他领导人建立联系，以形成宝贵的专业和非专业合作。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，主题包括基于社区的研究，解决多样性问题，概念和测量问题，以及患者提供者沟通等。随后的会议将解决生存，为服务不足的人群，病人教育，心理社会服务，等等。会议结束时，将举行为期半天的研讨会，专门讨论执行移徙组织报告的建议。对会议的评价将包括与会者对整个方案的反应以及会议对随后的APOS方案和活动的影响。接受的摘要将发表在《心理肿瘤学》杂志的增刊上，演讲将在APOS网站上发布。 公共卫生相关性：癌症在生理上、社会上、心理上、情感上和精神上给患者、他们的家人和照顾者造成了沉重的代价。心理社会癌症护理长期以来在临床实践中被忽视，需要进行更多的研究，以确保不同和医学上脆弱的人群获得治疗，必须制定护理标准。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年会上解决肿瘤学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.