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Presenter: William Breitbart MD, Chairman, Jimmie C. Holland Chair in Psychiatric Oncology; Attending Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Items discussed:

1. The relationship between meaning and psychological and spiritual well being.
2. The structure, firms and processes of Meaning Centered Psychotherapy-an intervention designed to sustain or enhance a patient’s sense of meaning.
3. Rvidence from 4 RCTs demonstrating the efficacy of Meaning Centered Psychotherapy in both Group and Individual formats.
4. Adaptations of Meaning Centered Psychotherapy for survivors, caregivers, and bereavement.
5. Opportunities for advanced training in Meaning Centered Psychotherapy.

This recording is approximately 57 minutes in length. IPOS Members can request a certificate of completion once the webcast survey has completed the webcast survey.

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Presenter: Prof Phyllis Butow BA, Hons(DipEd) M Clin Psych, MPH, PhD, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Sydney Australia

Items discussed:

1. Definition, prevalence, time-course, and impact of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR)
2. Theoretical approaches, models and frameworks
3. Interventions and evidence
4. Future directions and how to get involved.

Recorded on July 6, 2018. This recording is approximately 33 minutes in length. IPOS Members can request a certificate of completion once the webcast participant has completed the webcast survey.

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