Nationally renowned nurse and grief therapist presents at local clinical oncology symposium
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A unique collaboration among institutions on the MU campus and the Columbia community has created the Clinical Oncology Symposium. This event is designed to promote the highest possible quality care for Missouri’s cancer patients and their families.
The featured speaker, Sally Karioth, is a nationally renowned nurse and grief therapist. She will not only entertain those attending but inspire them during two presentations: “Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First,” and “Compassion Fatigue as a Paradigm for Cancer Caregiver Responses.”
“The sponsors of the symposium are doing their best to ensure that Missouri is getting the best possible heath care for their cancer patients and family members,” said Shirley Farrah, assistant dean for Nursing Outreach and Distance Education (NODE). “The symposium was created to target nurses, social workers, advanced practice nurses and other oncology professionals. I can’t tell you how excited we are to have Sally as our featured speaker because she is an oncology nursing expert.”
A registered nurse who earned two masters degrees and a PhD, Karioth is currently a professor at Florida State University School of Nursing where she teachers a course on death and dying. She counsels individuals who are coping with a loved one’s death, particularly parents who have lost a child.
Karioth speaks frequently to those suffering of compassion fatigue, such as, tragedy survivors and mental health officials. She was hired by the U. S. Navy to speak with tragedy victims of 9/11.
Karioth is the featured Symposium speaker being held at the Elks Lodge in Columbia from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on October 3. Participants will also learn the latest evidence-based practices related to the clinical management and care of cancer patients and their families; gain knowledge and tools they can apply in their daily practice; take part in sessions on new and emerging oncology therapies, cancer patient nutrition and genetics; and hear from a multidisciplinary panel of clinical experts on how to manage the symptoms patients experience during cancer treatment.
The 2008 Clinical Oncology Symposium is sponsored by NODE, MU Sinclair School of Nursing; Ellis Fishel Cancer Center and the local Oncology Nursing Society.