
7. Psychosocial and Supportive Care
Outline
•Introduction
•Risk factors and social determinants of care
•Psychological care
•Financial impact of cancer
•Barriers to care
•Summary
Kim Noonan (Moderator)
DNP, ANP-BC, AOCN, FAAN
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Kim is an experienced oncology nurse practitioner with over 20 years of clinical practice, specializing in hematologic malignancies. She has a long background in nursing leadership, having served as Chief Nurse Practitioner at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for several years. Throughout her career, Kim has worked alongside national oncology leaders to co-develop the Oncology Nursing Society NP Competencies, which are widely used in academic settings, new NP onboarding, and program development. Kim has presented and published in the areas of NP practice, competency development, and oncology symptom management.
Kim Noonan has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
•Identify psychosocial issues that could impact quality of life in cancer patients and risk factors associated with psychosocial determinants.
•Develop an understanding of the importance of assessing and managing psychosocial problems in cancer patients and provide education about several tools to measure psychosocial factors.
•Provide information about the importance of creating a multidisciplinary approach to manage patients experiencing psychosocial issues.
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