Improving Cognitive Care for Cancer Survivors: Addressing Barriers, Enhancing Facilitators, and Implementing Interdisciplinary Care 1189

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Location: ROOM: Williford C >>> DIRECTIONS: Third Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Williford C is the third room on your right.

Corresponding Presenter(s)

Christina Weyer Jamora, PhD

Division Director, Neuropsychology
UCSF
San Francisco, CA, United States

Presenter(s)

Arash Asher, MD

Director, Cancer Survivorship and Rehabilitation
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Beverly Hills, CA, United States
Melissa Brie, PsyD (she/her/hers)

Neuropsychologist
UCSF
San Francisco, CA, United States

Slides Slides
Sherry Hite, Hite, MOT, OTR/L

Director of Rehabilitation Services
City of Hope
Duarte, CA, United States
Jessica Engle, DO

Physiatrist
John Hopkins
Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Cognitive impairments in cancer survivors, often caused by treatments, the disease, or comorbidities, can significantly impact quality of life and functional outcomes. This presentation will explore the barriers and facilitators to cognitive care, focusing on evidence-based interventions that improve early detection, referrals, and care coordination. Presenters from oncology rehabilitation, neuropsychology, and occupational therapy will provide practical strategies for creating and organizing cognitive rehabilitation programs in diverse clinical settings. Attendees will learn to address systemic and provider-related barriers, implement screening tools, and apply interdisciplinary strategies to enhance patient-centered cognitive care. This session will be particularly beneficial for healthcare providers and administrators, offering tools that can be applied across various clinical environments, from resource-limited settings to academic centers, to improve cognitive outcomes for cancer survivors.

Learning Objectives:

1. Upon completion, the participant will be able to identify 2 common barriers to cognitive care in cancer including systemic, provider, and patient-related factors
2. Upon completion, the participant will be able to discuss 2 common facilitators and evidence-based interventions that identify cognitive concerns, enhance referrals, care coordination, and access to cognitive rehabilitation for cancer survivors.
3. Upon completion, the participant will be able to identify 1 interdisciplinary strategy to improve patient-centered cognitive care, focusing on functional outcomes, cognitive rehabilitation, and return to meaningful activities.