The Brain, Behavior, and Cancer Seminar will welcome Dr. Allison Magnuson on December 19th as its featured speaker. Dr. Magnuson is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. A light lunch will be provided to attendees.

This seminar will introduce Hillman Cancer Institute Researchers to topics in cancer and aging research, particularly in areas relevant to cognition. Older adults represent the majority of patients with cancer, however, this group is largely underrepresented in oncology clinical trials. Cognition is a particularly important aspect of geriatric assessment, given that a proportion of older adults have concurrent cognitive impairment. Dr. Magnuson is a dual-trained medical oncologist and geriatrician with a research focus in cognition, cancer and aging. She will discuss recent work by her team on the use of geriatric assessment in caring for older adults with cancer, including in the prediction of chemotherapy toxicity and improving communication for this population. Additionally, she will discuss the development of a cognitive intervention for older adults receiving chemotherapy. 

Date and Time. December 12, 2019 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm 

Location. The Cooper Conference Center is located on the ground floor of the Hillman Cancer Center, 5117 Centre Avenue, in Shadyside. After entering the building, walk to the left and take a right at the gift shop. The Conference Center is the next entrance on the left.

For More Information. In order to ensure enough food is available, please RSVP to Darren Gilmartin at gilmartind@upmc.edu or contact him if you need directions or additional information.

Meeting Access.

• Web URL: https://meetme.upmc.com/iySWfgq3da
• UPMC Internal Video Meeting Room Number: 324453
• External Video Dial-in Number: 324453@128.147.248.43
• Audio Only Number: 412-647-0990 Room: 324453

CME Faculty Disclosure. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials distributed at the time of the conference.

Continuing Medical Education Credit. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .10 continuing education units (CEUs) which are equal to 1.0 contact hours.

Upcoming Seminars:

• 01/16/2020 - Drs. Heidi Donovan & Michelle Boisen - Initial Implementation and Evaluation of the GynOnc CARE (Caregiver Advocacy, Research and Education) Center Based On ASCO’s Quality Improvement Processes.

• 02/29/2020 - Dr. Sarah T. Stahl - Losing a Spouse to Cancer: Grief, Bereavement, and Coping with the Loss.