UW Carbone Cancer Center HomeAdvances 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) |
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| 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 |
| 11:10am | Attend one of these workshops: | |
| Blessings of an Imperfect Life: The Gateless Gate of Spirituality |
Moderator Staff Chaplain, UW Hospital and Clinics
Tabraiz Mohammed, DO, MS Fellow, Hematology/Oncology, UW Hospital and Clinics
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Cancer and Caregiving: Grieving Life As We Know It | Melissa Minkley, MSW Counselor, Stillwaters Cancer Support Services |
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| Health Insurance and Other Employee Concerns: A Family Challenge | Carl Jaskolski, MBA HR Representative, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board; educator at Concordia University-Wisconsin |
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| 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
Certified Genetic Counselor, Genetic Counseling Program Manager, Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin |
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| 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
Radiation Oncology, UW Health |
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| How Do I Know My Patients Understand? Plain Language Cancer Communication | Georgia Leiber, MAT SW/SC Regional Literacy Consultant, Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. |
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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 |
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| 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 |