Psychosocial interventions in Pediatric Oncology

Psychosocial interventions in Pediatric Oncology

Main curriculum includes:

• Psychopharmacology in treatment of Pediatric psycho-oncology
• Psychosocial Interventions during Treatment – including breaking bad news, advanced care planning, end of life care and bereavement.
• Communication around Diagnosis of Cancer – with families, with child, with extended family members.
• Multidiscipline team and prevention of burn-out

Speakers:

• Lori Wiener, Ph.D, Washington, USA, – Co-Director, Behavioral Science Core Director, Psychosocial Support and Research Program Pediatric Oncology Branch
  Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute.
• Andrea Patenaude, Ph.D., Boston, USA, – Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Director of Psychology Research and Clinical Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
• Julia Kearney, M.D., New York, USA,  – Assistant Attending Child Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences & Department of Pediatrics Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center