7th State of the Science Cancer Survivorship Research Symposium

7th State of the Science Cancer Survivorship Research Symposium is organized by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and will be held on Nov 15, 2019 at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Target Audience:
This conference should be of interest to Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Oncology Nurses, Researchers, Social Workers and Psychologists.

Goal:
The purpose of this activity is to increase the awareness of an emerging sub?specialty in oncology ? survivorship care of post?treatment cancer patients. We will offer lectures, interactive small groups, and question/answer sessions to increase knowledge in care of survivors based on the most current evidence ? based research and empirical data on clinical practice. In addition, Interactive sessions will highlight newly released research related to the use of clinical practice guidelines and decision tools to guide and support 
clinicians in making decisions.

Educational Objectives:
After attending the conference, participants should be able to:
• Assimilate and translate the benefits of using a transdisciplinary public health approach to survivorship research and care (knowledge, competence); 
• Extend competence and knowledge of researchers and providers for the need to support research that will encourage healthy lifestyles, wellness, and prevention in the growing population of cancer survivors (knowledge, competence, performance, patient outcomes);
• Identify strategies for bringing together investigators with interests in energy balance, behavioral science, population health and basic science to generate a collective impact on advancing cancer survivorship research (knowledge, competence, patient outcomes); and
• Provide a forum to develop transdisciplinary collaborations to expand cancer survivorship research and enhance long?term care of survivors (knowledge, competence, performance, patient outcomes).