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The COVID-19 pandemic is of concern to all and has been the subject of much discussion between the members of the IPOS 2020 World Congress Scientific committee and the IPOS Board.
We have decided to postpone the meeting which was to be held in Kyoto from 16-19 June 2020 until August 2020 as per the dates listed below. These dates reflect the nature of the Congress which is a shared initiative between IPOS and the Japanese Psycho-Oncology Society and take into account specific religious and holiday observances in Japan.
The venue for the revised dates remains the same – International Conference Centre, Kyoto
It is not possible to reschedule the Congress in Kyoto to any other time because the venue is not available. Rescheduling rather than cancelling means that IPOS does not face a financial penalty.
The health and wellbeing of our members and the patients and communities to which they would return after the Congress is uppermost in our decision-making. We recognise that the situation is evolving rapidly and will maintain vigilance as we move towards our re-scheduled meeting in August.
Member of the IPOS Board are enormously grateful to our colleagues from the Japanese Psycho-Oncology Society who have been both responsive and gracious throughout our discussions. Our deepest concerns are for our colleagues whose personal and professional lives have been impacted by this pandemic and our ongoing support for them, which I know will be offered by our IPOS community, is so important.
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The 4th International Conference on Integrative Oncology, ICIO2020, Kochi
The Psycho-Oncology session was a collective work of International Conference on Integrative Oncology (ICIO) 2020, International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) and Global Homeopathy Foundation (GHF).
It was the first time ever that a psycho-oncology session included into this international conference with over 700 attendees and 50 speakers.
This session was coordinated by Dr. Veenavani Nallepalli, IPOS member.
Ozan BAHCIVAN from Turkey, the Former Director of IPOS who joined the enlightened the audience on what role Psycho-Oncology plays in cancer care and also the evolution of it in medical history and also the involvement and works of IPOS. He also highlighted that we don't treat the disease but the patient as a whole, emphasising on holistic approach and also spoke about the forthcoming IPOS congress that is to be held from 16-19 June 2020 in Kyoto, Japan.
The session also included a video message by Dr. Jane Turner, IPOS President addressing the Congress about various domains of Psycho-social aspects of cancer care and the need of services and about the extensive works of IPOS.
Dr. E. Vidhubala, Director of Nellai Cancer Centre emphasised on the need of early detection and screening in Primary and secondary health care to Prevent cancer. She also discussed the continuum-gaps of Cancer care.
Dr. Surendran Veeraiah, HOD, Psycho-Oncology department, Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai gave the complete picture of Psycho-social aspects of Cancer care and also the need of Assessments like Pain and Distress which helps a lot in the treatment modality. He also discussed on the concerns of the caregivers and how Psycho Oncology is helpful to tackle it.
IPOS is pleased to report that in February 2020, the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) voted to approve our continued official relations with them as a non-state actor. We are one of 66 organizations around the world with this status. With our support, IPOS provided feedback in January to WHO on: WHO Report on Cancer: Setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all We look forward to our continued relationship with WHO.
Organizing Chair: Dr. Surendran Veeraiah Organizer: Department of Psycho-oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA) Time: 31st January & 1st February, 2020 The International Psycho-Oncology Society Academy 2020 was held in Chennai, India from 31st January to 1st February, 2020. The Academy was organized by the Department of Psychooncology in Cancer Institute (WIA), one of the national comprehensive cancer centers in India. The focus of the Academy was on ‘Enhancing Psychosocial Practices and Research in India’ and the goal of the program was to train the practicing psycho-oncology professionals on therapeutic skills, strengthening research orientation and networking professionals across the country. The program featured significant inputs from psycho-oncologists, psychiatrists, oncologists, physiotherapists, survivors. Around 130 participants representing various cancer centers across the country attended the program and contributed enthusiastically. Pre-conference Workshop (Day 1) The Academy was declared open on 31st January with four parallel pre-conference workshops. This included workshops on Introduction to Level-1 CBT Skills and Management of Specific Symptoms- Chronic Pain, Insomnia and Fatigue by Dr. Maggie Watson, Concept development in research by Dr. Haryana Dhillon, Communication in Oncology by Prof. Richard Fielding and Implementation research: Understanding Principles and Considering Research Applications in Psycho-oncology by Dr. Sudha Sivaram. A total of 130 participants attended the pre-conference workshops with around 40 participants in each. The participants stated that the workshops were of high quality and of great learning experience. Conference (Day 2) The day 2 of the Academy was organized as a conference featuring three symposiums, two panel discussion, two plenaries and two master classes. The speakers included eminent psychooncologists, oncologists, psychiatrists, physiotherapists, survivors from across the country. The sessions featured important inputs from the speakers on the psychosocial, behavioural aspects of cancer care in India with special attention to the way forward. Recent updates in psychotherapies by Dr. Maggie Watson, Emerging trends and strengthening psycho-oncology research in India by Prof. Richard Fielding, Establishing psycho-oncology collaborative study groups by Dr. Haryana Dhillon, panel discussions on communication in oncology moderated by Dr Prasanth Ganesan and rehabilitation of cancer survivors by Dr Ramanan were few sessions rated highly significant by the attendees. In addition to the scientific sessions, oral and e-poster presentations were facilitated evaluated by Dr Subathra Jeyaram, Dr Soumitra Datta and Mr M.S Satish. Around 34 abstracts were received and were evaluated anonymously by the scientific committee to be chosen for oral and e-poster presentations. Five from the abstracts reviewed were chosen as ‘Best Clinical Implication Paper’ and were awarded during the program. The Academy was well-received by the participants and they found the sessions intriguing, impactful and essential to their practice. The Academy concluded with an announcement on the APPON 7 which is to be held by Cancer Institute (WIA) in January 2021 in Chennai. The participants expressed their desire to be a part of and attend the APPON meeting in the following year.
List of national faculties who contributed significantly towards the success of the academy:
Dr. Jayita Deodhar Dr. Brindha Sitaram Dr. Vidhubala Dr. Chitra Venkateswaran Ms. Savita Goswami Dr. Mahati Chittem Dr. Rejiv Rajendranath Dr. Krishnakumar Rathinam Dr. Arun Seshachalam Dr. Ponni Sivaprakasam Dr. Vandana Dhamankar Dr. Alexander Dr. Arvind Krishnamurthy Dr. Nikita Mehra Dr. Anand Raja Dr. Sridevi Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan Dr. Venkatesh Mr. Vijay Srinivasan Dr. Vasanth Christopher Dr. Jeyachandran
ZAMBIAN EXPERIENCE BY BENEDICT AKIMANA
I am excited to share my travel experience to Zambia to represent the International Psycho-oncology Society (IPOS) at the Zambia National Stakeholder Workshop on Childhood Cancer which took place on February 13, 2020. I would like to thank IPOS for making my travel possible on short notice and St Jude Children’s Hospital for hosting me.
The meeting was well attended with representatives from the Zambia ministry of health, WHO country representative, International Atomic Energy Association, International Society of Paediatric Oncology, childhood cancer survivors and clinicians from neighboring African countries and world over.
The goal of the workshop was to connect National priorities to commitments and global targets. Objectives were; to summarise current landscape and priorities for cancer control in children and adolescents in Zambia, introduce the concepts of WHO CURE All and defining core projects to accelerate progress for children and adolescents with cancer in Zambia between 2020-2023.
The day’s event was very successful with the various stakeholders affirming their commitment towards ensuring that every child and adolescent with cancer has access to adequate treatment and care. Among the highlights was a testimony from a cancer survivor who shared her experience through the treatment process in India, she noted how difficult it was for her losing most of her friends on the ward, how her mother had to act strong, yet deep down she saw how distressed and helpless she was but had to soldier on!
Notably, the psychosocial well-being of persons with cancer is not given as much attention especially in our African setting, but we are happy with the direction that IPOS has taken to support psycho-oncology in LMIC. I am happy to inform you that beginning of February the Zambian psychiatry team has started ward rounds to the cancer wards. Kudos!
On January 31, the IPOS Academy held a three day training about effective communication skills in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Eighteen participants (including physicians, nurses and psychologists) attended the training. IPOS Early Career Director, Yeva Asribabayan, developed and implemented the training program. On the first day of the training, the participants got familiar with various communication techniques and practiced their skills during the role-plays. On the second day, the training focused on building the capacity of the participants for working with difficult emotions and for the provision of bad news. On the third day, the participants got familiar with the peculiarities of the communication with paediatric patients and with the challenges of professional burnout. Furthermore, Yeva Asribabayan introduced the Balint Group model as an effective method for the prevention of burnout – which has never been done before in Kyrgyzstan. The training was initiated by First Children Hospice in Bishkek and Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan, organized with a sponsorship of IPOS. It became the first event of this kind in Kyrgyzstan.
Photographed by Anna Ilyasova
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You are invited to take part in a survey being conducted by run by Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly and her team at the University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia investigating how end-of-life (EoL) care and communication for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer is delivered by clinicians working with AYAs, and to obtain professional consensus around what their needs/preferences are for training in EoL communication with AYAs with cancer. We are looking for multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals who have been involved with end-of-life care and communication with at least 5 patients between the ages of 15-39 years who have died from cancer. The questionnaire is entirely online and in two parts. The first should take approximately 20 minutes to complete, the second will be sent 8 weeks later and take approximately 15 minutes to complete. You will be asked questions about your demographic characteristics (e.g., your age, sex); timing of EoL communication and psychosocial issues; and what type of EoL communication-training is most needed and preferred. Survey items will cover relevant content (e.g., timing of discussions; psychosocial issues at EoL; techniques for broaching difficult topics), and format issues (e.g, length/frequency of training; modality of training e.g., face-to-face, online, etc). Please note, as the survey is in two parts we will ask you to provide your contact details so we can send you the second survey. If you are interested in participating please follow the link below to the full information statement and online survey. https://unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6PxNeyZxr22H5EV If you would like any further information about the study please contact Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly via phone (+612) 9382 3114) or email ([email protected]). If you have any concerns or complaints about the conduct of this study you should contact the Research Support Office of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee on 02 9382 3587, or email [email protected] and quote 18-104.
There are 19 options to choose from (English and Japanese options).
1. Cross-cultural validation of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measurements: challenges and solutions (ENGLISH)
By Juhee Cho & Danbee Kang
2. Couple Counselling as a Part of Psycho-Social Care in Oncology (ENGLISH)
By Marta I. Porebiak
3. Behavioral Activation for Cancer Patients (in Japanese)
By Shin-ichi Suzuki
4. Demoralization in cancer care: diagnosis and treatment (ENGLISH)
By David Kissane, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Luigi Grassi, Chun-Kai Fang, Sigrun Vehling & Rebecca Philipp
5. Integrative Model of Cancer Experience in Children and Teenagers through the use of Art (ENGLISH)
By Olimpia Petzold Rodriguez
6. WHO CARES FOR THE THERAPISTS and THE CAREGIVERS AND HOW TO REMAIN WELL AND HEALTHY WHILE CARING FOR OTHERS? (ENGLISH)
By Peter Mai
7. Mindfulness-based, compassion-oriented self-care program for health professionals (Japanese session)
By Daisuke Fujisawa & Sunre Park
8. ACT – An Introduction into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Cancer Patients (ENGLISH)
By Gregor Weissflog & Helge Danker
9. CBT for People with Cancer (ENGLISH)
By Stirling Moorey
10. How to run a family meeting (ENGLISH)
By David Kissane
11. Group interventions targeting executive functions and decision-making in survivors of non-CNS cancer (ENGLISH)
By Ayala Bloch & Limor Sharoni
12. Expressive Arts Therapy Interventions for relieving emotional and physical suffering in Cancer patients (ENGLISH)
13.ECPP - IPOS Early Career Professionals in Psycho-Oncology (ECPP) committee (ENGLISH)
14. Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) Workshop (ENGLISH)
By Gary Rodin & Sarah Hales
15. Navigating through Life Adversities with “Kindfulness”: The Theory and Practice of Self-Compassion for Healthcare Professionals in Cancer Care (ENGLISH)
By Adrian H.Y. Wan
16. How to start your research (ENGLISH)
By Christoffer Johansen
17. Communication and Challenging Discussions at the End of Life (ENGLISH)
By Darius Razavi
18. How should Clinician-Rated Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) be developed and used in oncology research and clinical practice? (ENGLISH)
By Katharina Vogt & Georgina Jones
19. Managing fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors with individual or group therapy (ENGLISH)
By Sophie Lebel, Christine Maheu, Phyllis Butow, Louise Sharpe & Jane Turner
Find out more by going to http://ipos2020.com/program/ws.html
From November 2 to December 19, 2019 IPOS organised the first pilot Psycho-Oncology Upskilling Training for psychiatrists, psychologist, counsellors and mental health nurses in Turkey. The training was completed in a total of 36 hours and was the first short training program in psycho-oncology that has an integrated supervised placement component in Turkey, which is accredited and recognised by a higher education institute; Istanbul Aydin University.
The aim of this course is to understand cancer, to gain communication skills to support patients and their caregivers in all stages of treatment, to be equipped with psycho-oncological measurement tools and introduce intervention methods, as well as to obtain ethical information about the treatment processes. In the training, differences of paediatric and adult oncology have been distinguished and delivered by the comprehensive multidisciplinary team which are the members of the Psycho-Oncology Association; Psychiatrist Muzaffer Uyar, Health Psychologist Ozan Bahcivan, Specialist Psychologists Elif Ozluk and Zeynep Yazici, Oncologist Basak Adali Aksoy as well as Oncology Nurse Rabia Tulubas.
Trainees showed great interest to the program, and received positive feedbacks, such as; “I’m so glad to take this course as it provided me the core knowledge about psycho-oncology.”
We thank all the trainees, Istanbul Aydin University and Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital for their cooperation, and IPOS Education committee for their assistance in the developmental of learning materials. We hope to offer this program again in 2020 to the wider health care professionals, such as for social workers.
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