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ForwardBridging the Divide: Person-Centered Collaborative Care Hybrid Training Event 2026
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Individuals living with severe mental health disorders experience inequities in cancer care and premature cancer mortality worldwide. Barriers include mental health stigma, inadequate investment in mental health care, fragmented health care systems and limited workforce capacity, and exclusion form clinical trials. Early access to psycho-oncology demonstrates promise at improving care delivery, yet many clinicians lack the practical skills and interdisciplinary expertise needed to best support patients and caregivers.
In this interactive workshop, participants will learn best practices from experts in patient advocacy, psychiatry, oncology, nursing, and psychology. We will also demonstrate a pragmatic model: the person-centered, virtual cancer and mental health tumor board, that can be adapted across settings globally. The workshop will be interactive and employ multiple educational approaches to build skills in an evidence-based model and apply those skills as a clinician, program leader, and researcher. Interactive components include: polling/audience engagement, video perspectives from patients/caregivers, live demonstration and participation in a multidisciplinary tumor board/case discussion, facilitated small group discussion, and reflection about applications to care settings.
Participants will be invited to share cases and questions ahead of the discussion and have the opportunity to discuss cases in a team setting.
This year's conference will be held via live in person at the Markell Conference Room at MGB Assembly Row, 399 Revolution Drive in Somerville and via livestream. You must register at mghcme.org in order to obtain your CE for attending this course.
Target Audience
This program is intended for:
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Social Workers
- Nurses
Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
-Identify and question common assumptions about mental health stigma.
-Identify and utilize person-first language to build trust.
-Assess capacity to consent to treatment and identify next steps in care.
-Communicate effectively across disciplines and systems to collaboratively care for patients with cancer and serious mental illness.
-Develop a treatment plan and recommendations for persons with serious mental illness and cancer that incorporates person’s goals for treatment and recognizes strengths, values, and dignity.
-Engage in serious illness conversations.
-Utilize mindful self-compassion
Course summary
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of IHP and Massachusetts General Hospital. IHP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
IHP designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 4.00 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.
- 4.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 4.00 Psychologists CE Credit
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 4.00 CE credit.
Bridging the Divide: Person-Centered Collaborative Care Hybrid Training Event
Markell Conference Room, MGB, Assembly Row and Virtual via Zoom
Saturday, October 24th 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM BREAKFAST
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS Patient / Caregiver Narrative
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM DISMANTLING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
▪ Questioning common assumptions
▪ Person-centered language
▪ Building trust
▪ Assessing capacity to consent to treatment
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE TIME OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS
▪ Recommendations at the time of cancer diagnosis
▪ Clinical pearls for the initial assessment
▪ Communicating across disciplines and systems
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM COFFEE / STRETCH BREAK
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM DEMONSTRATION: CANCER & MENTAL HEALTH TUMOR BOARD
▪ Case-based problem solving
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM LUNCH
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM BREAKOUT GROUPS
▪ Serious Illness Conversations
▪ Mindful Self Compassion for Caregivers & Clinicians
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM THANK YOU & CLOSING COMMENTS
This event was funded by the Catholic Health Foundation of Greater Boston and the National Cancer Institute.
Faculty Presenters:
Kelly Irwin | MD, MPH | Course Director | MGH Psychiatry |
Emily Gorton |
| Planner | MGH Psychiatry |
Ben Macri | NP | Planner | North Suffolk Mental Health Association |
Stephanie Sanford | NP | Planner | MGH Danvers |
Ashley Walker | LICSW | Planner | MGH Psychiatry |
Content Reviewers:
Jane Davis | DNP,CRNP
Nurse Reviewer | Content Reviewer | University of Alabama at Birmingham
|
Angela Alves | LICSW
Social Work Reviewer | Content Reviewer | Case Management Advanced Clinician Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
|
Wanda Gonsalves,
| MD
Physician Reviewer | Content Reviewer | Retired Professor |
Susan Sprich | PhD
Psychology Reviewer | Content Reviewer | Director of Psychology Training
|
Disclosures:
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Nurses
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for <#.#> contact hours for nurses. The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 4.0 CE credits.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not induvial courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of IHP and Massachusetts General Hospital. IHP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
IHP designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 4.00 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.
- 4.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 4.00 Psychologists CE Credit
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 4.00 CE credit.
Price
Accreditation Information
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 2.75 CE credits.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not induvial courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2.75 clock hours for continuing education credits.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.