Memorial Sloan Kettering Care for the Older Cancer Patient: Cognition and Communication
Friday, October 4, 2019 - Saturday, October 5, 2019
  
CME Provider:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ›
MSK CME
633 3rd Ave, 12th Floor
New York, New York (NY) 10017
United States
Phone: 646-227-2025
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Conference Center:
Rockefeller Research Laboratories ›
430 E 67th Street
New York, New York (NY) 10065
United States
Phone: 800-525-2225
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Description:
This course is focused on cognition and communication for all types and levels of Health Care Professionals providing care for older adults with cancer though lectures Friday and an optional workshop on Saturday.
Friday, October 4th, will consist of high-level discussions surrounding all types of cognitive impairments commonly seen in the older cancer patient. There will be a focus on communication based concerns and barriers when interacting with the older cancer patient (including caregivers and family members), evaluation of decision-making capacity, as well as how to work with an interpreter for patients with dementia and may experience a language barrier.
Saturday, October 5th, is a Geriatric Communication Skills Training Workshop comprised of a specific experiential learning methodology that will immerse participants in applying newly taught skills in a simulated relevant clinical environment. An addition fee is required and space is limited.
This course is directed towards oncologists, primary care physicians, geriatricians, advanced care practitioners, oncology nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of older adult cancer patients.
Co-sponsored by MSK’s:
Geriatrics Resource Interprofessional Program (GRIP)
Psycho-Oncology Education & Training Institute (POETI)
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Instructors:
MSK Course Directors:
Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, MD, PhD
Christian J. Nelson, PhD
CME Credit:
Physicians: 14.50 Hours
Physician Assistants: Credit Available
Nurses: 14.50 Hours
Self Assessment Module (SAM):
No
Specialty Audience:
Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Neurology Ophthalmology Otolaryngology Psychiatry Quality Assurance Radiation Therapy Radiology Surgery
RADLIST Course #22313
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