UNC Geriatric Oncology Symposium: Research Updates in Geriatric Oncology
November 20, 2020, 12:30-4:30 pm
This year’s format is panels of speakers on specific topics, each with a moderator who will encourage Q&A among the panelists and with symposium audience. Topics include patient reported outcomes, cognition, body composition, issues in geriatric oncology surgery, and nursing research in geriatric oncology.
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12:30 pm |
Welcome |
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Overview – Trevor Jolly, MBBS, Assistant Professor, UNC Oncology | ||
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UNC Geriatrics Update – Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, Professor, Chief, UNC Geriatric Medicine
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UNC Geriatric Oncology Update –Hyman Muss, MD, Professor, UNC Oncology, Director, Lineberger Geriatric Oncology Program | ||
12:40 pm |
Session I: Body Composition and Comorbidities |
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Moderator: Grant Williams, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama – Birmingham | ||
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Myosteatosis in adults with cancer – treatment toxicity and outcomes – Gabriel Aleixo, MD, IM Resident, Cleveland Clinic | ||
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The interplay of obesity and frailty in treatment tolerance and outcomes for elderly patients with endometrial cancer – Lindsey Buckingham, MD, Fellow, UNC Gynecologic Oncology | ||
1:15 pm |
Break |
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1:25 pm |
Session II: Nursing |
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Moderator: Deborah Mayer, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, Professor, UNC Nursing
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Impact of Symptoms, Functional Status and Patient Provider Communication on Treatment Decisions in Older Adults with Advanced Cancer – Lorinda Coombs, PhD, FNP-BC, AOCNP, Assistant Professor, UNC Nursing | ||
2:00 pm |
Session III: Patient Reported Outcomes |
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Moderator: Antonia Bennett, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management | ||
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Patient-reported symptoms during chemotherapy – older compared to younger women with early breast cancer – Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, Assistant Professor, UNC Oncology | ||
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Life expectancy prediction model in older adults with advanced cancer – Jennifer Lund, PhD, Associate Professor, UNC Epidemiology | ||
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Geriatric assessment in patients undergoing treatment for plasma cell diseases – Christopher Jensen, MD, Fellow, UNC Hematology Oncology | ||
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Malnutrition, sarcopenia, and geriatric assessment in patients with bladder cancer undergoing cystectomy – Megan Gurjar, BSPH, UNC Medical Student | ||
3:10 pm |
Session IV: Surgery |
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Moderator: Stephanie Downs-Canner, MD, Assistant Professor, UNC Surgical Oncology | ||
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Championing geriatric oncology in surgical practice and research – Raphael Louie, MD, Assistant Professor, VCU Surgical Oncology | ||
3:30 pm |
Session V: Cognition |
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Moderator: Donald Rosenstein, MD, Professor, UNC Psychiatry & Medicine | ||
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Cancer-related cognitive impairment in the geriatric patient: from screening to intervention – Zev Nakamura, MD, Assistant Professor, UNC Psychiatry | ||
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Using cognitive neuroscience to Improve measurement and prediction of cancer-related cognitive impairment – Keely Muscatell, PhD, Assistant Professor, UNC Psychology & Neuroscience | ||
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Trajectories of cognitive and physical functioning and the long-term impact on quality-of-life in older adults with multiple myeloma – Shakira Grant, MD, Assistant Professor, UNC Hematology | ||
4:20 pm |
Closing Comments |
