LEND Director Participates in Cancer Symposium on Capitol Hill
On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, the Foundation hosted the first ever childhood cancer psychosocial symposium on Capitol Hill. The Capitol Hill Visitor's Center room was filled to capacity! There were 85 registered attendees representing 12 different states across the Country. Our registrants were comprised of nurses, social workers, professional counselors, child life specialists, art therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, medical doctors, and childhood cancer families, advocates, and leaders. Capitol Hill staffers were present, and four Congressional Members, Sen. Reed, Rep. McCaul, Rep. Van Hollen, and Rep. Speier, spoke and received outstanding legislation awards.
Featured Psycho-oncologists:
Dr. Anne Kazak (Symposium Scientific Chair), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Bob Noll, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Dr. Andrea Farkas Patenaude, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Kenneth Tercyak, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Lori Wiener, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Jimmie Holland (Founder of Psycho-oncology), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The Following 12 Professional Sessions were hosted by the Psycho-oncologists:
- Psychosocial Research and Practice in Pediatric Cancer: An Introduction and Overview
- When Cancer Comes Calling: Psychological Burdens on Child Patients, their Parents and Siblings
- Childhood Cancer Survivorship
- End of Life: Bridging Clinical Practice with Psychosocial Research
- Evidence-based Care
- Medical Traumatic Stress
- When Cure-Oriented Medical Care Transitions to End-of-Life Care: Clinical Considerations
- Evidence-based Assessment of Psychosocial Risk in Pediatric Cancer
- Supporting Siblings of Children Treated for Cancer
- Health Behaviors and Follow-up Care
- Training Needs in Pediatric Psycho-Oncology
- The Role of Behavioral Science in Pediatric Collaborative Trials