In this webinar, Jared Lowe, MD, HMDC dicusses serious illness and discuss strategies to support patients with a primary focus on reviewing the services of palliative care and hospice care.
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Puneet Singh Jolly, MD, PhD discusses keratinocyte neoplasms are by far the most common malignancy in the world. While surgical treatments remain the most common and most effective therapy, there are numerous emerging non-surgical techniques. We discuss these and the rationale for using such treatments, particularly in specific challenging clinical scenarios.
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William Wood, MD, MPH will review ways to expand traditional clinic-based cancer navigation to population-based cancer navigation using a central navigation approach. We will discuss how this approach can foster equity in care delivery and outcomes, while incorporating new initiatives that promote quality improvement. We will also talk about how this work fits into the current national environment that surrounds cancer navigation, including the recent development of a learning community and of new proposed billing codes that support the delivery of navigation services.
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Samuel Cykert, MD, and Christina Yongue, MPH, MCHES, describe the long-lasting racial disparities in breast and lung cancer care, and some of the root causes for these inequities. Participants will learn how a community-academic-medical partnership addressed these disparities by designing system-change interventions based on antiracism principles.
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Erin Kent, PhD, MSc, and Loretta Muss, RN, BA, discuss how to recruit the caregiver into the patient’s plan of care and understanding the role and the stresses of being an oncology caregiver.
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Introduction and discussion of supportive care programs in a "home away from home" for patients during their cancer journey.
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Farrell Wiggins MS, OTR/L, and Alexis Petteway, MS, OTR/L, provide insight into Occupational Therapy’s unique role in cancer rehabilitation. They explore the benefits of receiving OT in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Importantly, they also discuss the how occupational therapists measure and address cancer and chemotherapy related symptoms and occupational challenges in cancer survivors.
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Patti Morfeld, RN, BSN, OCNm discusses how to provide patient centered care for LGBTQ patients and families from registration through diagnosis, treatment and survivorship.
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Cancer survivors may face many unique psychosocial challenges. Melissa Holt, DNP, PMHNP-BC and Lisa Kanser, PsyD discuss Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based psychotherapeutic approach that can effectively teach patients skills to manage these challenges after completing cancer treatment. We will take you through case vignettes to show you how ACT can be applied to this patient population.
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Tailored for medical providers, this session led by a physical therapist addresses challenges like speech and swallowing difficulties or pelvic floor issues in gynecological cancer. Explore the pivotal role of physical therapy in survivorship care plans and delve into current research supporting interventions for head and neck, gynecological, breast cancer, and other oncological conditions. Emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, we'll discuss the synergy between medical providers and physical therapists in delivering optimal cancer care. Additionally, learn the art of patient education in oncology rehabilitation, empowering medical providers to effectively communicate the role of physical therapy in cancer care.
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