October 28, 2002

The National Academies, Room 100
500 5th St., NW
Washington, D.C.

8:00 to 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction

Jimmie Holland, Ellen Stovall, and Tom Smith

Overview: The Status of Mental Health Service Delivery In the U.S.

• Psychosocial implications of chronic illness
• Delivery of psychosocial services in the US

Speaker:

Howard H. Goldman

Overview: Psychosocial Interventions for Women With Breast Cancer

• Psychosocial issues throughout the breast cancer trajectory
• Prevalence of psychosocial distress
• Types of interventions and their modes of delivery

Speaker:

Jimmie Holland

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Identifying Women In Need of Services: The Effectiveness of Assessment Tools

• Discussion of commissioned paper

Speaker:

Patricia Ganz

Reactor:

Julia Rowland

10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions

• Discussion of commissioned paper

Speaker:

William Redd
Gary Morrow

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch Available

1:30 to 3:15 p.m. Research Issues: The Need for Applied Research

• Status of research and funding opportunities
• Methodological research issues
• Research priorities

Speaker:

Barbara Andersen

Reactor:

Joan Bloom

3:15 to 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Delivering Psychosocial Interventions

• Presentations from selected programs

Introduction:

Ellen Stovall

Discussion Leader:

Ellen Stovall

• Psychologist in private practice, Helen Coons
• Oncologist in community-based practice, Lidia Schapira, Boston – Beth Israel Deaconess
• Managed care-based program (Breast Buddy Program), Ann Geiger, Kaiser Permanente, Southern CA
• Cancer center-based program, Richard McQuellon, Comprehensive Cancer Center of WakeForest University
• American Cancer Society programs (Reach to Recovery, I Can Cope, Look Good…Feel Better Program), Bonnie Teschendorf
• Community-based program, The Wellness Community, Mitch Golant
• Interventions for minority populations (Sisters Network), Karen Jackson