Professor David Kissane, Head, Department of Psychiatry,
will attend the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) 16th World
Congress and Psychosocial Academy 20 – 24 October, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Founded in 1984, the International
Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) was created to foster international
multidisciplinary communication about clinical, educational and research issues
that relate to the subspecialty of psycho-oncology and two primary psychosocial
dimensions of cancer:
- Response of patients, families and
staff to cancer and its treatment at all stages;
- Psychological, social and
behavioral factors that influence tumor progression and survival.
David will run a workshop at the Academy dealing with
family-focused therapy in advanced cancer and bereavement. At the Congress he
will present a Symposium, ‘Systematic
review of demoralisation in patients with cancer or progressive disease’ as
well as Chair a Plenary Session : ‘The Council of Past Presidents: the 30-year
narrative of psycho-oncology as a discipline through the eyes of IPOS’. He will
also chair a session on ‘Quality of Life’ and attend IPOS Education Board and
Council of Past Presidents Meetings. He will catch up with colleagues from
Memorial Sloan Kettering and other international research units with whom he is
still involved.
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