Friday, June 21, 2013

This one-day conference brings together prominent scholars from Europe, North America, and Australia to present their research and scholarship on the processes of coping with cancer-related stress in the context of a personal relationship. The conference will present basic research on the effects of cancer on couples’ coping over the trajectory of the illness, clinical research on couple-based interventions, and dissemination research on evidence-based interventions to enhance the coping of cancer survivors and their families. The format of the program will include five keynote presentations with panels of discussants following each keynote.

The conference sessions focus on:

Coping among couples faced with diverse types of cancer (breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, and gynecological).Processes of dyadic coping over the course of the disease (diagnosis, treatment, palliation, end-of-life, and survivorship).Use of innovative methodologies to study the phenomenon of dyadic coping.Translation of research findings into promising innovative interventions to enhance couples’ coping with stress.Methods of dissemination of interventions on a broad scale (national and international communities) to promote the resilience of couples faced with cancer.  

KEYNOTE PRESENTERS

Benjamin Karney, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles, California)

Guy Bodenmann, Ph.D. (University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland)

Laura Porter (Duke University)

Janine Giese-Davis (University of Calgary, CA)

Jennifer Scott, Ph.D. (University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia) 

View Complete Program

 (PDF Attached)

8:30am-6pm

Jewish Hospital, Rudd Heart & Lung Center Conference Center

201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202

Visitor parking garage, please bring your parking ticket with you for validation

CONFERENCE VENUE

Meeting:                      8:30am-6pm

                                        Jewish Hospital, Rudd Heart & Lung Center Conference Center

                                        201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202

                                        Visitor parking garage, please bring your parking ticket with you for validation

Reception:                  6:30-9pm

                                        The Frazier Historical Museum

                                        829 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202

                                        Parking behind museum or on street

 REGISTRATION

Register online at:  www.uoflalumni.org/cancerrelatedstress2013

Registration (includes coffee breaks, lunch, and reception) $60

Registration and CEU Certificate (Social Work) $75

Registration is being handled by the University of Louisville Alumni Association

For questions regarding registration, please contact Sue Francik sue.francik@louisville.edu

Deadline for Registration:  May 31, 2013

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Dr. Karen Kayser (local organizer)

University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work, Louisville, KY 40292

karen.kayser@louisville.edu 502-852-1946

Dr. Tracey A. Revenson

The Graduate Center, City University of New York

 TRevenson@gc.cuny.edu

Dr. Guy Bodenmann

University of Zurich, Switzerland

guy.bodenmann@psychologie.uzh.ch

MAP (Click Link Below)

HOTEL INFORMATION

Seelbach Hilton Hotel Reservations: 

http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/S/SDFSHHF-ULK-20130620/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Crowne Plaza Hotel Reservations:  University of Louisville

LOUISVILLE INFORMATION

www.gotolouisville.com  

Kentucky Derby Museum:  www.derbymuseum.org

Slugger Museum & Factory:  www.sluggermuseum.com

Frazier History Museum:  www.fraziermuseum.org  

Muhammad Ali Center:  http://alicenter.org      

Louisville Mega Cavern & Mega Zips:  www.louisvillemegacavern.com  

Bourbon Country/Urban Bourbon Trail:  www.bourboncountry.com