UW Carbone Cancer Center

Advances in Mutlidisciplinary Cancer Care 2013 Agenda

Join the UW Carbone Cancer Center on Friday, October 18, 2013, at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, for the 12th Annual Symposium: Advances in Multidisciplinary Cancer Care - Cancer: Testing the Family Bond.

This conference is designed for individuals who are involved in cancer treatment and education of cancer patients and their families: oncology physicians, primary care physicians, oncology nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical research associates, health educators, social workers, psychologists, chaplains and other interested health care professionals involved in cancer care. Patients, caregivers and community members are also encouraged to attend.

Conference Agenda

Time	Topic	Speaker
7:15am	Registration (continental breakfast, coffee, tea)
8am	Welcome and Introductions	Noelle LoConte, MD UW Carbone Cancer Center
8:10am	Patient- and Family-Centered Cancer Care: Partnerships for Quality, Safety, and Support	Beverley Johnson, BS President/CEO, Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
9am	Family Caregiver Distress: What Do We Need to Know and How Can We Help?	Betty J. Kramer, PhD, MSSW Professor of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:50am	Break
10:15am	Childhood Cancer and the Family: The Importance of Stress and Family Burden	Kristin Litzelman, PhD Cancer Prevention Fellow, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
11:10am	Attend one of these workshops:
	Blessings of an Imperfect Life: The Gateless Gate of Spirituality	Moderator Steve Wenk, MDiv, BCC Staff Chaplain, UW Hospital and Clinics Panel Tabraiz Mohammed, DO, MS Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, UW Hospital and Clinics Aggie Goldenholz, BCC, MA Rabbinic Pastor, Staff Chaplain, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee; Reiki Master/Teacher and Holistic Healing Worker Donal Maccoon, PhD Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Therapist, Madison Psychiatric Associates; Scientist at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
	Hidden Family Caregivers: Young Kids and Teens - Who Are They and What Do They Do?	Melinda Kavanaugh, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor, Social Work - Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, UW-Milwaukee
	Cancer and Caregiving: Grieving Life As We Know It	Melissa Minkley, MSW Counselor, Stillwaters Cancer Support Services
	Health Insurance and Other Employee Concerns: A Family Challenge	Carl Jaskolski, MBA HR Representative, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board; educator at Concordia University-Wisconsin
12:15pm	Lunch
1pm	Attend one of these workshops:
	Preventing Family History from Repeating Itself	Hazel B. Nichols, PhD Research Fellow, Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Jenny Geurts, MS, CGC Certified Genetic Counselor, Genetic Counseling Program Manager, Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin
	The Dance: Intimacy and Cancer	Lori Seaborne, PA-C Gynecologic Oncology, UW Health-UW Carbone Cancer Center Joanne Rash, PA-C Gynecologic Oncology, UW Health-UW Carbone Cancer Center Karol Huenerberg, FNP-BC, APNP, AOCNP Radiation Oncology, UW Health
	How Do I Know My Patients Understand? Plain Language Cancer Communication	Georgia Leiber, MAT SW/SC Regional Literacy Consultant, Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.
	Weathering the Storm: When the Stress of a Cancer Diagnosis Triggers Family Caregiver Depression and Anxiety	Linda D. Oakley, PhD, RN Professor, UW-Madison School of Nursing
2pm	Forgiveness as a Protection of Emotional Health in Cancer Patients and Their Families	Robert Enright, PhD Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; board member of the International Forgiveness Institute, Inc.; licensed psychologist
2:50pm	Synthesis of Day and Wrap Up	Noelle LoConte, MD UW Carbone Cancer Center