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Workshop on the Stresses of Working with Cancer Patients
Larnaca, Cyprus
June 22-24, 2007

WORKSHOP AGENDA (PDF FORMAT)
WORKSHOP PHOTOGRAPHS
DAY 1- June 22nd, 2007
SESSION I : The Pathophysiology of Stress Leading to Burnout
The pathophysiology of stress - Prof. Michael Lumpkin, USA
Scientific basis for complementary approaches to stress management - Prof. Aviad Haramati, USA
SESSION II : Psycho-Oncology Aspects of Burnout
Staff grief in the context of oncology care - Prof. David Wellisch, USA
Stress and burnout: significant differences between them - Prof. Ayala Malach Pines, Israel
Integrative medicine and psycho-social aspects of cancer care - Prof. Barrie R. Cassileth, USA
Caregivers' burden and its implication for caregivers' & patients' health - Dr. Miri Cohen, Israel
Spirituality and spiritual care: contribution to the well-being of the healthcare professionals - Sr. Patricia Parachini, USA
Mind-Body Medicine: Introduction to healing experiences - Ms. Nancy Harazduk, USA
SESSION III : Stress and Burnout in Physicians in a Hospital Environment
Why physicians burnout - Prof. Aziza Shad, USA
Caring of patients with incurable cancer: What stresses us? - Dr. Nathan Cherny, Israel
Insights from a pediatric physician working with a heterogenous population - Prof. M. Ben Arush, Israel
ZOAR - Prof. M. Ben Arush, Israel
Pediatric Palliative Care Program at KHCC - Dr. Maha Arnaout
Stress and Burnout in Oncology Caregivers - Prof. Aziza Shad, USA
DAY 2 - June 23rd, 2007
SESSION IV: Nurses and Burnout – in a Hospital Environment
Burnout among family caregivers of adult cancer patients - Prof. Ahmed Elzawawy, Egypt
Burnout among nurses who treat pediatric cancer patients - Mr. Mohammad A. Qabajah, PA
Preventive approach to burnout among healthcare professionals - Dr. Nagwa El Kateb, Egypt
Research Proposal: Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Palliative Care for Terminally Ill Patients - Dr. Netta Bentur, Israel
SESSION V: How Stressful is a Social Worker`s Job in the Context of Cancer Care?
The psycho-social basis for social work in oncology - Prof. David K. Wellisch, USA
The association between the social worker`s tasks and self emotional distress - Dr. Gili Peleg, Israel
My experience as a social worker with a heterogenous patient population - Mrs. Hanan Qasem, Israel
SESSION VI: Stress and Burnout in a Hospice Setting
Burnout issues in running a hospice - Dr. M. Ezzat, Egypt
My experience as a nurse in a heterogenous hospice adult population - Mrs. Mali Szlaifer, Israel
The problem of burnout in the hospice - A Cypriot experience - Dr. Sophia Pantekhi, Cyprus
A resident`s perspective of burnout - Dr. Eyal Jacobson, Israel
DAY 3 - June 24th, 2007
SESSION VII: Home Care Services and Burnout
Issues that cause burnout in homecare - Mrs. Barbara Pitsillides, Cyprus
Preventive strategies to cope with working in the home - Mr. Panayiotis Hadjikos, Cyprus
Burnout in home care, lessons learned - Mrs. Rachel Christou, Cyprus
Predictors of the quality of life and burden of family caregivers across different trajectories of illness - Dr. Kim Youngmee, USA
Quality of life among terminally ill cancer patients in Jordan - Mr. Khalouf Abdel Rahman, Jordan