. "5 Providers of Survivorship Care: Their Supply and Education and Training." From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.
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From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition
BOX 5-3 Continuing Medical Education: Examples from Recent Professional Meetings
American Society of Clinical Oncology (2005 Annual Meeting)
Cancer Survivorship: Long-Term Complications of Treatment
Breast Cancer Survivorship: Long-Term Issues in Women with Breast Cancer
Supportive Oncology: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Assessing and Teaching Humanistic and Spiritual Aspects of Cancer Care
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (2005 Annual Meeting)
Advances in Reproductive Health: Cancer and Conception
Barriers to Sexual Health After Cancer: What Can Be Done?
Ovarian Cancer Survivor’s Course (for survivors and nurses)
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (2004 meeting) raised awareness of cancer survivorship by creating a “Survivor Circle” exhibit in partnership with the Atlanta chapter of the American Cancer Society. Information on ACS support programs was featured (US Newswire, 2004).
American Association for Cancer Education (2004 Meetings)
Integration of Cancer Survivorship Coursework into First Year Medical School Curriculum
Quality of Life: Native American Cancer Education for Survivors
Exploring the Needs of Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers Through a Training Workshop
Does Diet Modification Have Potential to Reduce Cancer Suffering and Extend Life?
Partners in Survival National Training Program: Training Minority Men to be Effective Caregivers for Women with Cancer
SOURCES: ASCO (2005c); SGO (2005); Journal of Cancer Education (2004).
In some cases, professional societies have, or are planning, continuing medical education opportunities for their specialty group.
Medical oncology To help oncologists better address the needs of cancer survivors, ASCO has formed a Survivorship Task Force to develop, implement, and manage ASCO survivorship programs related to physician education, survivorship guidelines, patient education, and research (ASCO, 2004). There are plans for the issuance of clinical practice guidelines on issues such as late effects and the development of a central online information resource on late and long-term effects of cancer and its treatment. At
