Body Image & Psychosocial Well-Being: Fundamental Considerations for Psychosocial Care and Clinical Research

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Plastic Surgery Inservice

This talk is designed for a multidisciplinary audience of healthcare professionals delivering oncologic reconstructive care.

Learning Objectives:

• Delineate best practices for approaching conversations about body image during clinical encounters
• Identify major content areas for brief clinical assessment of body image concerns that can be readily incorporated into clinical practice
• Describe key considerations for ways to incorporate body image and other psychosocial outcomes into multidisciplinary clinical research

Facilitator: Michelle Fingeret, Ph.D., FAPOS

• Licensed psychologist, specializing in body image and cancer
• Owner, Fingeret Psychology Services
• Creator, Body Image Research and Therapy Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Author, Body Image Care for Cancer Patients: Principles & Practices