8:00-12:30

Symposium 1 The recent advances in psychotherapy for cancer patient
Chair: William Breitbart (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
Moderator: Hideki Onishi (Saitama　Medical University International Medical Center, Japan)
Keynote lecture: William Breitbart
【Meaning Centered Psychotherapy for Advanced Cancer Patients】

Harvey Max Chochinov (University of Manitoba, Canada)
【An Introduction to Dignity Therapy: Setting the Foundation for this Novel Palliative Care Psychotherapeutic Approach】
Phyllis Butow (University of Sydney, Australia)
【Can we really “conquer” Fear of Cancer Recurrence?】
Andrew J. Roth (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA)
【Psychotherapy for Older Cancer Patients: The CARE Project】
Yosuke Uchitomi (National Cancer Center, Japan)
【Teaching skills on communicating serious news to all cancer patients with compassion】

12:30-13:30

Luncheon Seminar
Palmer Taylor (Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Diego, USA)
【The Value of Future Agents Eliciting Cognitive Improvements in Advanced Stages of Diseases of High Morbidity and Mortality】
Chair: Hideki Onishi (Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan)

13:30-17:30

Plenary Session

• 13:30-14:30

  Russell K. Portenoy (MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, USA)
  【Side Effects and Drug Abuse: Managing Opioid Risk】
  Chair:Takeshi Terui(Higashi Sapporo Hospital, Japan)

• 14:30-15:30

  Sriram Yennu （The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA）
  【Personalized therapy in Cancer related Fatigue: Targeting mechanisms, role of Corticosteroids, and Combination therapy】
  Chair: Takayuki Machino (Higashi Sapporo Hospital, Japan)

• 15:30-16:30

  David Hui (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
  【Delirium in patients with advanced cancer: An evidence-baced update】
  Chair: Naohito Shimoyama (The Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan)

• 16:30-17:30

  Eduardo Bruera (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
  【Evaluation of symptoms and distress in palliative care】
  Chair: Shigehira Saji (Fukushima Medical University, School of Medicine, Japan)

8:00-12:30

Symposium 2 The future for palliative oncology
Chair: Mellar P. Davis (Geisinger Medical Center, USA)
Moderator: Takao Takahashi (Saitama　Medical University International Medical Center, Japan)
Keynote lecture: Mellar P. Davis (Geisinger Medical Center, USA)
【Integration of palliative care into oncology: benefits, promises and gaps in patient centered care】

Thomas J. Smith （Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, USA）
【How can oncologist provide palliative care concurrent with usual oncology care in their office: the TEAM approach】
Gavril Pasternak （Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA）
【The promises of opioids: Future and present】
Joann N. Bodurtha (McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, USA）
【Genetic issues in palliative care】
Russell K. Portenoy (MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, USA)
【Adjuvant Analgesics: Evidence-based Use For Cancer Pain】
Additional comments: Takeshi Terui (Higashi Sapporo Hospital, Japan)
【Palliative oncology: To eliminate the inconsistency of palliative care and clinical oncology】

12:30-13:30

Luncheon Seminar
David Miles (Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, West Herts Hospital Trust (Breast clinic at St Albans City Hospital) UK)
【The importance of implementation of chemotherapy including molecular targeting therapy for metastatic breast cancer (tentative)】
Toshiaki Saeki (Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan)

13:30-17:30

Plenary Session

• 13:30-14:30

  David Currow （Flinders University, Australia）
  【Management of malignant bowel obstruction】
  Chair: Toshirou Kusakabe (Higashi Sapporo Hospital, Japan)

• 14:30-15:30

  Friedrich Stiefel (University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland)
  【The need for physician-centered research: results from a binational study and implications for clinics】
  Chair: Chiaki Kawanishi (Sapporo Medical University of Medicine, Japan)

• 15:30-16:30

  Holly M. Holmes (UT Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, USA)
  【The Role that Geriatricians Can Play in the Care of Older Patients with Cancer Across the Care Continuum】
  Chair: Satoshi Miyake (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)

• 16:30-17:30

  Mellar P. Davis （Geisinger Medical Center, USA）
  【Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia and Opioid Combinations】
  Chair: Michiaki Yamakage (Sapporo Medical University of Medicine, Japan)

18:30-

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