Psycho-Oncology: Supporting the Mental Health of Oncology Patients LIVE

February 16, 2022

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Webinar Description

Psycho-oncology or psychosocial oncology is a sub-specialty of oncology that addresses the psychological, behavioral, emotional, and social issues that arise for cancer patients and their families. A cancer diagnosis, the treatments that follow, and the adverse effects of cancer treatments are all very distressing for patients. Psycho-oncology includes providers from various disciplines that work together as a team to best support the complex needs people face when struggling with cancer. This lecture focuses on the psychiatric care of patients with cancer and looks at the common psychiatric syndromes seen in psycho-oncology, appropriate medications and treatment plans, and how psychiatry can best support people with cancer. Untreated or poorly managed psychiatric syndromes, such as depression and anxiety, can have a profound negative impact on decision-making, compliance, and quality of life during cancer care.

Target Audience

These courses are intended for APPs across multidisciplinary cancer care and other professionals.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify psychiatric syndromes that may impede oncologic care.
  • Improve your understanding of psychopharmacology in the cancer setting.
  • Recognize when it is appropriate to refer to psycho-oncology.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
11/16/2021
Course expires: 
03/03/2022
Event starts: 
02/16/2022 - 3:55pm EST
Event ends: 
02/16/2022 - 5:00pm EST
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Melissa Holt, DNP, PMHNP-BC, MSW

Clinical Instructor
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Presenter Disclosure Information

Melissa Holt, DNP, PMHNP-BC, MSW, has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.

 

The Greensboro Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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