APOS 4th Annual Conference

1 - 4 March 2007
Hilton Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Program

Updated: 26 February, 2007

See also the Symposium and Session Details


Preconference Training: Thursday, 1 March 2007

Thur

1 Mar
2007
7:00 - 5:00 Registration Desk Open, Salon H Foyer, 6th Floor
8:00 - 10:00
Workshop 1:
Rm 406, 4th Floor

The How-To of Community-Based Participatory Research in "Hard to Reach" Populations

Coordinator:
Ronit Elk PhD
Workshop 2:
Rm 403, 4th Floor

Psychological and Ethical Issues in Cancer Genetics: A Primer for Clinicians and Researchers
Coordinator:
Andrea Patenaude PhD
Workshop 3:
Rm 408, 4th Floor
Maintaining Quality of Life in Patients and Caregivers at the End of Life
Coordinator:
Timothy Pearman PhD
Workshop 4:
Rm 410, 4th Floor Complementary, not Contradictory: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Form a Powerful Duo
Coordinator:
Ann Mertens PhD
10:00 - 10:30 Beverage Break, Outside Meeting Room 406, 4th Floor
10:30 - 12:00 Workshop 1 (continued):
The How-To of Community-Based Participatory Research in "Hard to Reach" Populations

Coordinator:
Ronit Elk PhD
Workshop 2 (continued):
Psychological and Ethical Issues in Cancer Genetics: A Primer for Clinicians and Researchers
Coordinator:
Andrea Patenaude PhD
Workshop 3 (continued): Maintaining Quality of Life in Patients and Caregivers at the End of Life
Coordinator:
Timothy Pearman PhD
Workshop 4 (continued): Complementary, not Contradictory: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Form a Powerful Duo
Coordinator:
Ann Mertens PhD
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
On Your Own
1:00 - 3:00 Workshop 5:
Rm 406

Through the Lens of Diversity: Delivering Culturally Competent Care
Coordinator:
Harry Gibbs MD

Workshop 6:
Rm 408

Integrating Clinical Palliative Care into Oncology Settings
Coordinator:
Jane Loitman MD

Workshop 7:
Rm 410

Sexual Function and Cancer: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
Coordinator:
Leslie Schover PhD
Workshop 8:
Rm 403

How the Use of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Substances During Cancer Treatment Affects Outcomes
Coordinator: Kathleen Rickman DrPH, RN
3:00 - 3:30 Beverage Break, Outside Meeting Room 406, 4th Floor
(Exhibitor and Poster Set up, 3:00 – 5:00 pm)
3:30 - 5:00 Workshop 5 (continued): Through the Lens of Diversity: Delivering Culturally Competent Care
Coordinator:
Harry Gibbs MD
Workshop 6 (continued):
Integrating Clinical Palliative Care into Oncology Settings
Coordinator:
Jane Loitman MD
Workshop 7 (continued): Sexual Function and Cancer: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
Coordinator:
Leslie Schover PhD
Workshop 8 (continued):
How the Use of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Substances During Cancer Treatment Affects Outcomes

Coordinator: Kathleen Rickman DrPH, RN
5:00 - 6:00 Annual Business Meeting, Salon D, 4th Floor
6:00 - 8:00 Conference Opening Reception and Poster Session One, with Exhibitors
Salon H, 6th Floor

 

Annual Conference: Friday, 2 March 2007

Fri

2 Mar 2007
7:00 - 5:30 Registration Desk Open, Salon H Foyer, 6th Floor
7:30 - 9:00 Opening Plenary Breakfast, supported by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Salons J/K, 6th Floor
7:30 - 9:00

Opening Plenary Speakers
Welcome from the Conference Chair, Ruth McCorkle PhD, RN
Welcome from the 2006 APOS President, Matthew J Loscalzo MSW
Keynote Presentation: Carolyn Gotay PhD
Disparities in Psychosocial Responses to Cancer

9:00 - 10:30

Networking and Beverage Break, with Exhibitors and Posters, Salon H, 6th Floor
(SIG Meetings, 4th Floor Meeting Rooms)
(Poster Session One Teardown 10:30 am - 12:15 pm )

10:30 - 12:15

Salon J, 6th Floor
Symposium I: Problem-Solving Education and Counseling for Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers: Research Findings and Clinical Implications for Serving Diverse Socio-economic and Ethnic Groups

Salon H, 6th Floor
Session I: Methods and Measurements
Salons K, 6th Floor
Session II: Survivorship
12:15 - 2:00 Together Facing Lung Cancer Lunch, supported by Genentech
Salons F/G, 6th Floor
Featuring Jimmie C Holland MD, APOS Founding President and
Laurie Fenton,
President of the Lung Cancer Alliance
(Poster Session Two Set Up 12:15 pm - 3:00 pm)
2:00 - 3:30 Salon J, 6th Floor
Session III: Minority and Underserved Populations

Salon K, 6th Floor
Session IV: Symptom Management

Salons D, 4th Floor
Session V: Quality of Life
3:30 - 4:00 Networking Beverage and Snack Break, with Exhibitors and Posters
Salon H, 6th Floor
4:00 - 5:30 Salon J, 6th Floor
Session VI: Models and Systems of Care Delivery
 
Salon K, 6th Floor
Session VII: Symptom Management
Salons D, 4th Floor
Session VIII: Caregiver/Family Issues
5:30 - 7:30 Networking Reception and Poster Session Two, with Exhibitors, Salon H, 6th Floor

 

Annual Conference: Saturday, 3 March 2007

Sat

3 Mar 2007
7:00 - 6:00 Registration Desk Open, Salon H Foyer, 6th Floor
7:00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast, with Exhibitors and Posters, Salon H, 6th Floor
(SIG Meetings, 4th Floor Meeting Rooms)
8:00 - 9:30 Awards Plenary, Salons J/K, 6th Floor
James Zabora ScD, 5th Holland Distinguished Leadership Award
Steven Passik PhD,
2007 Outstanding Clinical Care Award
Peter Houts PhD, 2007 Distinguished Public Service Award
Carolyn Rabin PhD, New Investigator Award
9:30 - 10:00 Beverage Break, with Exhibitors and Posters, Salon H, 6th Floor
10:00 - 11:45 Salon J, 6th Floor
Symposium II: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Collaborative Cancer Survivorship Research in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities
Salon K, 6th Floor
Session IX: Symptom Management
Room 406, 4th Floor
Session X: Survivorship
11:45 - 1:30 Cancer-Related Fatigue Symposium and Lunch, supported by Cephalon
Salons F/G, 6th Floor
Featuring Steven Passik PhD and William Breitbart MD,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1:30 - 3:00 Salon J, 6th Floor
Session XI: Minority and Underserved Populations
Salon K, 6th Floor
Session XII: Models and Systems of Care Delivery
Room 406, 4th Floor
Session XIII: Quality of Life
3:00 - 3:30

Beverage and Snack Break, with Exhibitors and Posters
(Exhibitor and Poster Session Two Teardown, 3:30– 7:00 pm)

3:30 - 5:00 Salon J, 6th Floor
Session XIV: Palliative Care

Salon K, 6th Floor
Session XV:
Quality of Life
Room 406, 4th Floor
Session XVI: Psychosocial Interventions
5:00 - 5:15 Room Change Break
5:15 - 6:15

Special Presentation Plenary, Salons J/K, 6th Floor
Betty Ferrell PhD, RN, FAAN and Charles von Gunten MD, PhD, FACP
Bridging Psychosocial and Palliative Care

 

Postconference Training: Sunday, 4 March 2007

Sun

4 Mar 2007
8:00 - 10:00 Workshop 9: Rm 406, 4th Floor
Touching the Future: Identifying and Treating the Needs of Cancer Survivors over the Next Five Years
Coordinators:
Mitch Golant PhD and
Natalie Hamrick PhD
Workshop 10: Rm 408, 4th Floor
Self-Care Strategies for Oncology Health Care Professionals
Coordinator:
Randi McAllister-Black PhD
10:00 - 10:30 Beverage Break
10:30 - 12:00

Workshop 9 (continued):
Touching the Future: Identifying and Treating the Needs of Cancer Survivors over the Next Five Years
Coordinators:
Mitch Golant PhD and
Natalie Hamrick PhD

Workshop 10 (continued):
Self-Care Strategies for Oncology Health Care Professionals
Coordinator:
Randi McAllister-Black PhD