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Dean Schuyler, MD
Private Practice, Charleston, S.C.

Monday, November 2 07:45-09:00 a.m.
112 - Treating The Cancer Patient With Cognitive Therapy: Procedure, Issues, Outcomes PT
1.25 credits - Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom KL
Dean Schuyler, MD, Private Practice, Charleston, S.C.

In this companion course, Dr. Schuyler will present the various formats in which he has worked with cancer patients. He will focus on what he has learned: about cancer, relating to oncologists, deference, inferences, and the most common emotional disorder seen in this group. He will contrast his work in a university setting with that of a private oncology practice. Then, he will discuss stages of cancer and its treatment that are relevant to adjustment, typical reactions seen in cancer patients, and the difficult time when treatment ends. Issues of reimbursement, will be explored along with the contrasts in both University Setting and Private Practice.

  1. Develop sensitivity to the needs, habits, and styles of oncologists in approaching psychological work with cancer patients;
  2. Become familiar with the challenges to the individual cancer patient provided by the different stages of the illness; and
  3. Develop an approach to the patient with cancer aimed at facilitating a healthy adaptation to the illness.
Monday, November 2 09:15- 10:30 a.m.
123 - Cognitive Therapy to Aid Adjustment to Cancer: The Model PT
1.25 credits - Room: Breakers CD
Dean Schuyler, MD, Private Practice, Charleston, S.C.

Dr. Schuyler has been a pioneer in the application of cognitive therapy. A Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, his latest focus is aimed at aiding the adjustment of the patient diagnosed with cancer. In this course, he will discuss the thinking underlying the use of cognitive therapy to help the patient with severe medical illness. He will then highlight useful cognitive techniques to aid adjustment to cancer. In time set aside for questions, Dr. Schuyler will encourage clinicians to work with this needy population.

Upon completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. To apply Cognitive Therapy's usefulness in aiding adjustment to severe illness.
  2. Discuss the differences between what cognitive therapy and what it is not.
  3. Utilize cognitive therapy techniques for work with cancer patients.

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