Pioneering psycho-oncology: A collaborative journey for medical and psychology students at ecancer-Tata Medical Center Kolkata Psycho-oncology Congress 2024
Soumitra Shankar Datta, Heena Sheth, Sharmili Ghosh, Srijan Das, Jigeesha Ghosh, Dishari Choudhury, Arnab Mukherjee, Soumita Ghose, Romy Biswas, Maria Castrillo Gil, Carlos Andres Gamboa Alfaro, Mary Guevara, Danny Burke, Sujit Sarkhel, Jai Ranjan Ram
TL;DR
A congress in Kolkata aimed to promote psycho-oncology education for medical and psychology students through collaborative learning and feedback.
Contribution
The congress introduced a novel interdisciplinary educational initiative for early-career professionals in psycho-oncology.
Findings
Most participants rated the congress as 'excellent' or 'good'.
Feedback suggested a need for longer events and more research methods training.
Educational videos from the event are now publicly available online.
Abstract
Psycho-oncology is an upcoming specialisation that encompasses the psychological and social aspects of cancer care. In an integrated psycho-oncology service, consultant psychiatrists and clinical psychologists come together with other professionals to treat comorbid psychiatric disorders of cancer patients and their caregivers. Psycho-oncologists also contribute to improving clinician-patient communication, address staff burnout and conduct translational research. The ecancer-Tata Medical Center Kolkata Psycho-oncology Congress, 2024 was an initiative to encourage multi-disciplinary learning in undergraduate and postgraduate medical and psychology students and early career professionals. Written feedback from 106 participants who comprised 71% (71%, 106/149) of the pre-registered delegates, showed that the overwhelming majority found the overall experience as ‘excellent’ (75/106,…
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Taxonomy
TopicsMental Health Treatment and Access · Empathy and Medical Education · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout