International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS)

Overview:

Profession(s): Psychosocial Oncology
Member Type(s): Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Counselors, Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, and other cancer care providers
Scope: International
Formed: 1984
Members: 280
Registration No.: 13-3345696
Address: 2365 Hunters Way, Charlottesville, VA, 22911, USA
Phone: 434-293-5350
Fax: 434-977-1856
Email: info@ipos-society.org
Website: www.ipos-society.org

Description:

Founded in 1984, the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) was created to foster international multidisciplinary communication about clinical, educational and research issues that relate to the subspecialty of psycho-oncology and two primary psychosocial dimensions of cancer:

Response of patients, families and staff to cancer and its treatment at all stages; and

Psychological, social and behavioral factors that influence tumor progression and survival.

Membership is open to individuals with a diversity of clinical and research backgrounds. These include, but are not limited to, physicians, social workers, nurses, psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, epidemiologists, social scientists, and educators. Currently, there are nearly three hundred members from thirty-eight countries.

Mission/Aims:

The Mission of IPOS is to be the international multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to fostering the science of psychosocial and behavioral oncology and improving the care of cancer patients and their families throughout the world.

The Vision of IPOS is that all cancer patients and their families throughout the world receive optimal psychosocial care at all stages of disease and survivorship. The vision of IPOS is also to become the preeminent international resource for the dissemination of information and development of interventions that reduce cancers related to lifestyle, behaviors, and optimize care.

Member Benefits:

Reduced subscription rates for several psycho-oncology journals;
Members-only website with an online membership directory;
Participation in an e-mail discussion forum (listserv);
Access to online and in-person training opportunities;
Reduced rates for conferences and symposia supported by IPOS;
Opportunity to serve on IPOS Committees to influence the international efforts in education and research issues related to psycho-oncology;
Annual certificate of membership suitable for framing.

Training/Licensing/Certification:

Multilingual Core Curriculum in Psycho-Oncology, the annual Psychosocial Academy, and the annual World Congress of Psycho-Oncology.

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
International Union Against Cancer (UICC)

Verification Criteria:

Most of our members are required to have a license of some kind to practice in their field (MD, PhD, MSW, LCSW, RN, etc). Nearly always, these licenses are numbered.