Scientific Meeting: Covid, 9/11, and Cancer: Managing Existential Crisis

  •  October 8, 2024
     8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

***This meeting is virtual and will be held on ZOOM.***

NYPSI’s 1075th Scientific Meeting:

“Covid, 9/11, and Cancer: Managing Existential Crisis”

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

8:00 – 10:00 PM (EST)

Presenter: Norman Straker, M.D.

Discussant: Sheldon Solomon, Ph.D.

How do we manage catastrophes and death anxiety in ourselves and our patients in unprecedented times? Psychotherapists today have been confronted with two unprecedented events that have completely changed the traditional framework of therapeutic sessions. 9/11 and Covid have forced psychotherapists to navigate their patients’ overwhelming fear of dying. Dr. Norman Straker will speak about the effectiveness of the methods of intervention he learned when working with cancer patients. This more flexible approach equips the therapist to effectively intervene in this challenging topic.

2 Contact Hours. 2 CME/CE credits will be offered. See details below.

General Admission: $50

Student Admission: $35

Free Admission for current NYPSI members/students and HFI Candidates

Please note registration closes at 5 PM on Monday, October 7.

REGISTRATION LINK – Ticket sales open August 26.

THIS MEETING IS VIRTUAL; READ INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION:

1. Buy your ticket at REGISTRATION LINK above.
2. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to Pre-Register in ZOOM for the event.
3. Click on the pre-registration ZOOM link and enter your name and email address. If you do not complete this step, you will NOT receive link to meeting.
4. After completing ZOOM pre-registration, you will automatically receive an email directly from ZOOM containing the JOIN LINK to the meeting. Click the JOIN LINK to “enter” the meeting.
5. Evaluation Survey and CME/CE documentation will be emailed the day after the event.

Please make sure you type your email correctly when you register!  Contact admdir@nypsi.org with questions.

OPTIONAL READINGS

1. Straker N. (2020). The Treatment of Cancer Patients Who Die. Journal of Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 48(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1521/pdps.2020.48.1.1
2. Contreras, P. M. (2020). The Magical and the My-Person in Psychoanalysis During the Covid Pandemic. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 68(6), 1113-1126. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003065120981733
3. Gabbard, G. O. (2020). The Analyst and the Virus. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 68(6), 1089-1099. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003065120979158

BIOGRAPHIES
Norman Straker, M.D. is Clinical Professor, Weill Cornell Medical Center; Consultant, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; and Attending Psychiatrist, New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is the author of Facing Cancer and the Fear of Death: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Treatment. Dr. Straker is on the faculty of NYPSI.

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Sheldon Solomon, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at Skidmore College. His studies of the effects of the uniquely human awareness of death on attitudes and behavior have been supported by the National Science Foundation and Ernest Becker Foundation, and featured in the documentary film Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality. He is co-author of In the Wake of 9/ 11: The Psychology of Terror and The Worm at the Core: the Role of Death in Life. Dr. Solomon is an American Psychological Society Fellow, a recipient of an American Psychological Association Presidential Citation, a Lifetime Career Award by the International Society for Self and Identity, the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Annual Faculty Award, and a Career Contribution Award by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Summarize how to intervene in patients suffering from an existential crisis

2. Explain the importance of a flexible therapeutic approach when dealing with patients at risk of imminent death

Psychologists

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY – 0073.

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. DISCLOSURE: None of the planners and presenters of this CE program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Social Workers

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW – 0317.

Physicians
ACCME Accreditation Statement
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 American Psychoanalytic Association and New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of [2] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME’s identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support.
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