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APOS keynote speakers will address the Institute of Medicine report, Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs. To view or order the report see the report page, or download the report brief.

Invited Speakers

APOS is proud to list the following speakers' participation in the 5th Annual Conference:

Opening Plenary Session: Friday, 29 February 2008

Featuring
Ruth McCorkle PhD, FAAN, Yale University School of Nursing

Sherrie Kaplan PhD, MPH, University of California, Irvine

Edward Wagner MD, MPH, MacColl Institute

Rhonda Robinson-Beale MD, United Behavioral Health

Lee Schwartzberg MD, West Clinic

Closing Plenary Session: Saturday, 1 March 2008

Featuring
Matthew J Loscalzo MSW, City of Hope

Robert T Croyle PhD, National Cancer Institute

Opening Plenary Session: Friday, 29 February 2008 Featuring Members of the Institute of Medicine Panel on "Psychosocial Services to Cancer Patients and Families in a Community Setting "
	Session Chair Ruth McCorkle PhD, FAAN APOS President Director Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care Yale School of Nursing New Haven, CT
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IOM Report Findings and Recommendations for Psychosocial Care Sherrie Kaplan PhD, MPH Associate Dean School of Medicine Executive Co-Director, Center for Health Policy Research University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA
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	Models for Psychosocial Care Delivery Edward Wagner MD, MPH Director MacColl Institute Seattle, WA
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An Oncologist's Clinical Practice with Screening for Distress Lee Schwartzberg MD Medical Director West Clinic Memphis, TN
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	Psychosocial Services for Cancer Patients: Results from the IOM Report Rhonda Robinson-Beale MD Chief Medical Officer United Behavioral Health Glendale, CA
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Closing Plenary Session: Saturday, 1 March 2008 Results and Directions of the IOM Report
The Only Way Forward: The Burden and Value of Value-Based Practice Matthew J Loscalzo MSW APOS Past-President Administrative Director Sheri and Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center, City of Hope Duarte, CA
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	The Impact of the IOM Report on Research Directions Robert T Croyle PhD Director of Department of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute Bethesda, MD
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