Dr. Meredith K. Reffner Collins

I was excited to be able to attend the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 47th Annual Meeting in Chicago! At the meeting, I presented a poster about our team's qualitative interviews with young adult cancer survivors who recently transitioned from active cancer treatment to long-term follow-up care. This project was a part of my postdoc and was an administrative supplement award the Bright IDEAS-YA grant awarded to my mentor Katie A. Devine, PhD, MPH (R37CA240807). ​​I had some great discussions with people who stopped by the poster about our interpretations of our data, as well as what we think suggested next steps are. 

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I also attended some excellent talks: One focused on AYA cancer care generally, one focused on the application of the National Standards for Survivorship Care among rural-serving cancer centers, and one focused on engaging community partners. There were also many excellent posters. 

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Thanks to SBM for another fantastic and thought-provoking conference!