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Body Image Distress Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: Emerging Evidence-Based Treatment Approaches for a Common but Understudied Survivorship Concern

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Description

Body image distress (BID) is a common and devastating psychosocial comorbidity among cancer survivors. Although effective treatments have historically been limited, brief cognitive behavioral approaches are emerging as a novel evidence based intervention for this population. This webinar will discuss challenges in treating BID among head and neck cancer survivors, and limitations of prior approaches. We will then introduce BRIGHT (Building a Renewed ImaGe after Head & neck cancer Treatment), as an emerging treatment for BID among HNC survivors. The evidence-based underlying this approach will be reviewed and theorized mechanisms for change of the intervention will be dissected. We will conclude with practical tips for implementing this approach into your clinical practice.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is for participants to gain insight into the challenges of treating BID, the theoretical foundations of BRIGHT, and and practical strategies for integrating this approach into clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Discuss prevalence of body image distress (BID) and other psychosocial co-morbidities among head and neck cancer survivors

  • Review challenges in treating BID and available treatments for head and neck cancer survivors

  • Describe BRIGHT, a cognitive behavioral treatment, to manage BID among head and neck cancer survivors

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Stacey Maurer, PhD is a clinical health psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. She received her doctorate in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of Florida. She completed her predoctoral internship at the University of Kansas Medical Center and her postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Maurer's clinical work primarily focuses on oncology and solid organ transplant populations.
Dr. Evan Graboyes is a Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the Director of Survivorship and Cancer Outcomes Research (SCOR) at the NCI-designated MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with degrees in philosophy and public policy, earned his MD and completed his Otolaryngology residency at Washington University in St. Louis, and joined MUSC after completing his fellowship in Head & Neck Oncologic & Reconstructive Surgery there in 2017. A head and neck surgical oncologist and health services researcher, Dr. Graboyes became passionate about cancer care delivery and survivorship after observing the patients with cancer in his clinical practice experience devastating treatment-related morbidity while struggling to navigate a complicated cancer care delivery system. Supported by > $14 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute, he has been the Principal Investigator on 6 NCI-funded clinical trials evaluating cancer care delivery and supportive care interventions among cancer survivors and published >150 articles on these topics. At a national level, he is at the forefront of conversations in cancer survivorship and care delivery through his work with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Chair Elect; Health Policy Committee), NRG Oncology (Vice Chair; Health Care Access Committee), and the American Head and Neck Society (Chair of the Value and Quality of Care Committee; Commission on Cancer liaison).
Dr. Jessica Vanderlan is a licensed clinical psychologist. Most of her clinical training focused on Health Psychology and psycho-oncology completing an internship at UCLA and postdoctoral fellowship at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. After fellowship she was hired as a licensed clinical psychologist at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and has served as the Manager of the Siteman Psychology Service since 2018. She provides direct patient care to oncology patients and caregivers and clinical supervision to psychology practicum students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows. On a national level, Dr. Vanderlan serves as a board member and Director of Professional Education with APOS and serves as the cochair for the NCCN distress guidelines panel. At Washington University School of Medicine, she holds a voluntary clinical assistant professor faculty appointment through the Department of Psychiatry and is involved in the training of medical students, psychiatry and internal medicine residents.

Financially Sponsored By

  • American Psychosocial Oncology Society