Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/25/2016
8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Location
William James College
CancerCollaborative™ community outreach programs provide professional development and networking opportunities, along with resources and tools to maintain partnerships. The conference series is designed for patient navigators, nurses, social workers, community health workers, and organizations that support patients with cancer and their families. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will provide 3 Continuing Education Credits for nurses and social workers on the day of the seminar. There will be three speakers and two break-out sessions.
Speakers will be:
Palliative care physician and oncologist, with a focus on improving the integration of palliative care into cancer care.
Dr. Bus’s objectives for the morning include discussing the benefits of early palliative care for patients with cancer and their families; distinguishing between palliative care and hospice; discussing the common misconceptions and barriers related to palliative care, and the psychosocial aspects of coping.
Robb S. Friedman, MD
Medical Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center, Needham.
Dr. Friedman will discuss: The Changing Landscape of Cancer Care.
What is on the horizon in terms of treatment, and living with cancer as a chronic illness
Katie Dobbin Binda, MSW, LICSW
With 25 years of experience in healthcare, Katie is widely recognized for her counseling and coaching expertise as well as her leadership in innovative program development, patient advocacy and workshop facilitation. Katie was the Founding Director of the HOPES Program (now known as the Katherine A. Gallagher Integrative Therapies Program) at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, creating wellness programs and services for patients, families and staff. She developed and oversaw the Center’s integrative therapies service and teams as well as created education and support programs including introductions to chemotherapy and clinical trials; complementary therapies; exercise; stress management and cancer survivorship.
Katie will facilitate the event as well as speak to attendees on how we as medical professionals, caring for patients and families, can also care for ourselves.
Online tools to continue the conversation among attendees will be provided.
