CAPO WEBINAR SERIES

Optimizing support systems for cancer patients through applying an evidence-based CBT stress management and relaxation intervention

Wednesday, February 4, 12 to 1 p.m. EST, on Zoom

Developed by: Michael Antoni Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Miami. Lead, Biobehavioral Oncology and Cancer Epidemiology Program, and Principal Investigator in the Antoni Lab at the Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida.

In a paper published in the Annual Review of Psychology, Antoni and his team shared decades of data from NCI-funded studies showing how stress reduction approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and relaxation training, can improve outcomes for cancer patients. Much of the stress management research conducted at Sylvester has focused on breast and prostate cancer patients, and the long-term results have been encouraging.

What to expect:

Dr. Antoni and his team of collaborators, researchers in the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at the University of Miami, Department of Psychology, and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center developed a groundbreaking program intervention, based on the principles of Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM).

Guided by a Therapist Manual and Participant Workbook, four main workshop components (awareness, appraisal, coping, resources) follow a sequence of didactics:

In this Webinar, we’ll focus more on the fourth component, more specifically on how to engage patients in optimizing support systems to meet their needs and mitigate distress.

Featuring:

Celestina Martopullo is the psycho-oncology clinical lead practitioner for the Gastrointestinal Tumor Group in the Calgary zone, Department of Psychosocial Oncology, Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Center, Calgary, AB, for over 18 years.

She has established a record of success adapting and delivering CBT psychoeducational formats to patients, trainees, graduate clinical students, medical staff, and other stakeholders.

Celestina’s Psychosocial Oncology service is distinguished as clinically oriented, patient-centered, progressive (addresses systemic barriers through the ‘person-in-environment’s lens), and scholarly, whereby empirical evidence is valued in the service of enhancing clinical interventions, patients’ experiences, and outcomes.

Fees:

• FREE to CAPO Members
• FREE to Non-Member Patients/Caregivers
  
• $15 to Non-Members (no tax)

We hope you’ll join us for this powerful and timely conversation.

Webinar access details will be provided in the registration confirmation email. Pending quality of the recording, this webcast will be available within 30 days of the live webinar.

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Implementation Science in Action: Key Approaches for Integrating PROMs in Cancer Care

Tuesday, February 17, 12 to 1 p.m. EST, on Zoom

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to;

• Describe the role of implementation science in supporting the integration of PROMs in cancer care
• Identify key implementation science frameworks, models, and tools, and understand how they can be applied to plan, implement, and evaluate PROM integration in cancer care
• Identify different implementation strategies and how they can be applied to support PROM integration
• Describe approaches for assessing and monitoring implementation outcomes (e.g., reach, adoption, fidelity) and how these outcomes can be used to guide adaptation of implementation strategies

Featuring:

Christian Lopez is an implementation science researcher focused on improving the integration of person-centred care interventions into routine cancer care. His research expertise lies at the intersection of implementation science, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and cancer rehabilitation and survivorship.

He recently completed his PhD at the University of Toronto, conducting his research with the Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. His work focuses on applying implementation science to support the integration of PROMs into routine cancer care, using theories, models, and frameworks to understand barriers, guide strategy design, and evaluate implementation outcomes.

Fees:

• FREE to CAPO Members
• FREE to Non-Member Patients/Caregivers
  
• $15 to Non-Members (no tax)

We hope you’ll join us for this powerful and timely conversation.

Webinar access details will be provided in the registration confirmation email. Pending quality of the recording, this webcast will be available within 30 days of the live webinar.

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