ecancer - TMC Kolkata Psycho-oncology Congress

ecancer.org and Tata Medical Center present a one-day summit for early career oncologists, graduate students in psychology, MBBS students, postgraduate medical students, postgraduate students of clinical psychology, and those undertaking MPhil in Clinical Psychology.

7 Sept 2024

08:00 - 09:00 | REGISTRATION AND TEA

09:00 - 09:10 | Welcome address

Dr Soumitra Shankar Datta
Senior Consultant, TMC Kolkata and Organising Secretary

09:10 - 09:20 | Inauguration by Chief Guest

09:20 - 09:30 | Welcome address by Director, TMC

Dr. P Arun
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata

09:30-10:30 | Session: Help seeking in Oncology

Chair: Dr Sanjit Agrawal and Dr Prateek Jain

09:30 - 10:00 | Cancer Journeys: Research from India

Ms. Soumita Ghose
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata

10:00 - 10:30 | Association of adult attachment with delays in accessing specialist care in women with ovarian cancer

Dr. Soumitra S Datta
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata

10:30 - 11:00 |Tea and snacks

11:00-12:00 | Session: Managing depression and suicide risk in oncology

Chair: Dr Jai Ranjan Ram and Dr Akash Mahato

11:00 - 11:30 | Depression in cancer

Ms Bidisha Samanta
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Rocket Health

11:30 - 12:00 | Assessment of suicide risk in cancer patients

Prof. Sujit Sarkhel
SSKM Hospital, Kolkata

12:00-13:00 | Session: Managing anxiety in cancer

Chair: Dr Aparajita Chakraborty and Dr Sujit Sarkhel

12:00 - 12:30 | Psychological issues in familial cancer

Dr. Arnab Mukherjee
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata

12:30 - 13:00 | Managing 'Fear of Recurrence' of cancer patients

Ms. Bincy Mathew
Manipal Hospitals

13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch and poster display

14:00 - 14:20 | Colon cancer and mental health - Chair: Dr Jai Ranjan Ram and Dr Srijan Das

Prof V Surendran
Cancer Institute, Chennai

14:20-15:30 | Session: ecancer- ACAMH Paediatric Psycho-oncology Symposium

Chair: Dr Soheli Datta and Ms. Bidisha Samanta

14:20 - 14:40 | Communicating with children with cancer and their families

Dr. Soumitra S Datta
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata

14:40-15:10 | Managing Sleep problems, eating difficulties and and procedural anxiety in children with cancer

Ms. Rhea Daruvala
Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Bangalore

15:10-15:30 | Managing depression and anxiety in children and young people with cancer

Dr. Jai Ranjan Ram
Mental Health Foundation, Kolkata

15:30 - 15:50 | Tea and snacks

15:50-17:15 | McVie-Veronesi Research Award Session

15:50 - 16:50 | Research Presentation Session (Award session)

16:50 - 17:15 l Closing comments and Prize distribution