This complimentary virtual program and interactive skill-building workshop addresses key communication challenges when caring for older adults with cancer. Topics will include strategies for navigating conversations with patients, caregivers, and family members; assessing decision-making capacity; and effectively working with interpreters for patients facing both dementia and language barriers. The program will also feature high-level discussions on chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment, the impact of distress and anxiety on cognition, and the diagnosis and management of delirium, dementia, and depression.
Day two features a Geriatric Communication Skills Training Workshop that utilizes an immersive experiential learning approach. Participants will have an opportunity to practice newly acquired communication techniques in simulated, clinically relevant scenarios.