25th International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) World Congress

25th International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) World Congress is organized by International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS), Klinkhamer Group bv | conferences & events, Dutch Association for Psychosocial Oncology / Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychosociale Oncologie (NVPO) and will be held from Sep 24 - 27, 2024 at Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre (MECC), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

Description:
The overarching theme of the congress is Cancer in Context. This theme can be placed in the context of:

• The lifespan, from pediatric oncology to long-term survivorship and elderly cancer patients.
• Personalized medicine and new medical therapies with prolonged life expectancy for a growing population of advanced and metastatic cancer patients, who face psychosocial challenges and have high expectancies of advances in medical technology.
• The social environment of cancer patients, from close relatives to employers.
• Evidence based psycho-oncological interventions and supportive care.
• Advancing personalized psycho-oncology care models and clinical pathways for optimally tailored psycho-oncology supportive care.
• Interdisciplinary healthcare, information provision (including psycho-education) and shared decision making.
• New advances in other progressive chronic diseases. What can we learn from other areas of expertise?
• New research methods, enabling in-depth knowledge of the psychosocial consequences following a cancer diagnosis.