American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference: Integrating Psychosocia

描述（由申请人提供）：美国社会心理肿瘤学会（APOS）年会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，教牧关怀，咨询，治疗和患者倡导等领域的代表可以分享有关改善癌症幸存者生活质量的最新信息。在2009年、2010年和2011年，APOS将把其年度会议的重点放在解决医学研究所（IOM）报告《全患者的癌症护理：满足社会心理健康需求》的建议上。2009年APOS第六届年会的主题是“将社会心理研究与实践整合到高质量的癌症治疗中：树立标准”；它将开始为期三年的重点实施报告的建议，该报告主张为癌症患者制定一种标准的社会心理护理。参加会议的与会者将获得以下方面的技能和能力：(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、临床医生和宣传团体教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属，包括不同族裔、少数民族和医疗弱势群体获得治疗的机会；(c)确定研究人员和临床医生可采用的资源和策略，以改善所有癌症患者在癌症心理社会护理方面的可及性、治疗和结果；(d)将前沿的多学科研究成果转化为参与者所在机构的临床和教育项目，这些项目涉及在整个连续护理过程中评估和管理痛苦、症状管理和生活质量问题；(e)了解研究人员、临床医生和宣传团体之间合作的价值，以改善在各种癌症环境中向患者及其家属提供最先进的医疗和心理癌症护理；(f)推广APOS资源，并与APOS成员和该领域的其他领导者建立联系，形成有价值的专业和非专业合作。年会以一整天的实践研讨会开始，为社会心理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，主题包括以社区为基础的研究，解决多样性问题，概念和测量问题，以及患者与提供者的沟通等。随后的会议将讨论幸存者、服务不足人群的心理社会服务、患者教育等问题。会议结束时将举行为期半天的讲习班，专门讨论如何执行国际移民组织的报告建议。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。接受报告的摘要将发表在《心理肿瘤学》杂志的增刊上，报告将发布在APOS网站上。

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.