Program

The 2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium will provide information that is vital to the entire cancer care continuum, from laboratory research regarding biologic mechanisms of symptoms to caring for patients’ psychosocial and spiritual needs during cancer treatment and at end of life. Abstracts will be discussed in the General Sessions, as well as in dedicated Oral Abstract Sessions, providing ample context around the scientific data—the whole-patient perspective.

7:00 AM – 6:15 PM	Exhibits Open
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM	Complimentary Continental Breakfast
7:45 AM – 9:30 AM	Welcome and General Session 1: Challenges of Immunotherapeutics Joshua A. Jones, MD – Co-Chair University of Pennsylvania Susan Urba, MD – Co-Chair University of Michigan Cancer Center David R. Spigel, MD Sarah Cannon Research Institute Immunotherapeutics: Changes in the Landscape of Advanced Cancer Care Lynn M. Schuchter, MD, FASCO University of Pennsylvania Managing Common Dose-Limiting Toxicities Jennifer S. Temel, MD Massachusetts General Hospital The Changing Conversation Around Prognostication Abstract 2: A cluster randomized trial of a patient-centered communication intervention in advanced cancer: The Values and Options in Cancer Care (VOICE) study. First author: Joshua Fenton Panel Question and Answer
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Break
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM	Oral Abstract Session A Charles Loprinzi, MD – Co-Chair Mayo Clinic Thomas Smith, MD, FACP, FASCO, FAAHPM – Co-Chair Johns Hopkins University Abstract 234: Effect of early integrated palliative care on family caregivers (FC) outcomes for patients with gastrointestinal and lung cancer. First author: Areej El-Jawahri Abstract 3: End-of-life discussions with advanced cancer patients and their effects on bereaved families’ mental health. First author: Takashi Yamaguchi Marie Bakitas, DNSc The University of Alabama at Birmingham Discussion Abstract 4: Cancer versus non-cancer caregivers: An analysis of communication needs from the 2015 Caregivers in the U.S. study. First author: Erin Kent Abstract 104: Randomized trial of early integrated palliative and oncology care. First author: Joseph Greer Matthew J. Loscalzo, MSW City of Hope Discussion Panel Question and Answer
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM	Poster Session A, with Complimentary Boxed Lunch
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM	Trainee and Early-Career Networking Luncheon For more information, visit Networking Opportunities Faculty Participants: Charles L. Lopriniz, MD, FASCO, Mayo Clinic, Rochester – Chair Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Jeannine Brant, PhD, APRN, AOCN, FAAN, Billings Clinic Alysa Fairchild, MD, Cross Cancer Institute Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, FACP, FAAHPM, University of California, San Francisco Declan Walsh, MD, Trinity College Dublin
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	General Session 2: The Caregiver in Palliative Care Gary Rodin, MD – Co-Chair Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Thomas J. Smith, MD, FACP, FASCO, FAAHPM – Co-Chair Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Laurel Northouse PhD, RN, FAAN University of Michigan State of the Science: Caregiving J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, PhD, RN University of Alabama at Birmingham Expanding Endpoints to Include Caregivers (The Project Enable III Example) Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Challenges for Caregivers of Adolescents and Young Adults Panel Question and Answer
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM	Keynote Lecture Daniel Hinshaw, MD University of Michigan Introduction Margaret Edson Author of Wit, Pulitzer Prize for Drama Wit, Hex, Vin, Life, Death: Using Wit as a Teaching Tool
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM	Break With book signing by Margaret Edson, author of Wit, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
3:45 PM – 5:15 PM	General Session 3: Beyond the Basics: Symptoms Assessment and Management Eric Roeland, MD – Co-Chair University of California, San Diego Declan Walsh, MD – Co-Chair Trinity College Dublin Stephen T. Sonis, DMD, DMSc Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Management of Radiotherapy-Induced Oral Complications Scott Irwin, MD, PhD, FAPM, FAPA Cedars–Sinai Medical Center Delirium Ethan M. Basch, MD, MSc University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Novel Techniques for Measuring and Assessing Symptoms Abstract 189: Prevention of everolimus/exemestane (EVE/EXE) stomatitis in postmenopausal (PM) women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC) using a dexamethasone-based mouthwash (MW): Results of the SWISH trial. First author: Hope Rugo Panel Question and Answer
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM	Death Cafe For more information, visit Networking Opportunities Daniel Hinshaw, MD, University of Michigan – Co-Chair Timothy J. Moynihan, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester – Co-Chair
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM	Breakout Session: Use of Novel Technology in Palliative and Supportive Care Jennifer S. Temel, MD – Chair Massachusetts General Hospital Rebecca Sudore, MD University of California, San Francisco Website for Advance Care Planning Joseph A. Greer, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Apps for Anxiety and Adherence to Oral Chemotherapy Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, FACP, FAAHPM University of California, San Francisco App to Assess Function and Cognition
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM	Poster Session A, Continued With Complimentary Wine and Cheese Reception
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM	Poster Walks For more information, visit Networking Opportunities Alysa Fairchild, MD Cross Cancer Institute Poster Walk Leader Susan Urba, MD University of Michigan Cancer Center Poster Walk Leader
6:20 PM – 7:20 PM	NCI Listens: Identifying Research Gaps in Palliative Care Hosted by: Diane C. St. Germain, MS, RN and Erin Kent, PhD, MS of the National Cancer Institute Learn more about the session in this ASCO Connection blog post or visit Networking Opportunities.

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