Travado Luzia, Bultz Barry D, Ullrich Andreas, Asuzu Chioma C, Turner Jane, Grassi Luigi, Jacobsen Paul
Psycho-oncology Service, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Daniel Family Leadership Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Psychooncology. 2017 Sep;26(9):1231-1238. doi: 10.1002/pon.4471. Epub 2017 Jul 26.
Consistent with the International Psycho-Oncology Society's (IPOS) vision and goals, we are committed to improving quality cancer care and cancer policies through psychosocial care globally. As part of IPOS's mission, upon entering "Official Relations" for a second term with the World Health Organization (WHO), IPOS has dedicated much attention to reaching out to countries, which lack formalized psychosocial care programmes. One of IPOS's strategies to accomplish this goal has been to bring psycho-oncology training programmes to low- and middle-income countries and regions. To this end, the IPOS Board approved a new position on the Board of Directors for a member from a low- to middle-income country (LMIC). The IPOS 2016 President's Plenary focused on challenges and opportunities that exist in growing and developing psychosocial oncology programmes worldwide. The plenary presentations highlight how IPOS and WHO have aligned their goals to help LMICs support cancer patients as an essential element of cancer and palliative care. IPOS country representatives are strongly supported in liaising with national health authorities and with WHO Country Representatives in LMICs. The plenary speakers discussed the role IPOS Federation has taken in building a global network of psychosocial leaders and the impact this had in assisting LMICs in meeting IPOS's psychosocial care objectives. The plenary highlighted the challenges of expanding psychosocial reach into these countries. One significant question remains: Can psychosocial guidelines be adapted to LMICs and regions?
与国际心理肿瘤学会（IPOS）的愿景和目标一致，我们致力于通过全球心理社会关怀来提高癌症护理质量和完善癌症政策。作为IPOS使命的一部分，在与世界卫生组织（WHO）进入第二个任期的“官方关系”后，IPOS将大量精力投入到与缺乏正规心理社会关怀项目的国家建立联系。IPOS实现这一目标的策略之一是将心理肿瘤学培训项目引入低收入和中等收入国家及地区。为此，IPOS董事会批准在董事会设立一个来自低收入和中等收入国家（LMIC）的成员新职位。IPOS 2016年主席全会聚焦于全球心理社会肿瘤学项目发展过程中存在的挑战和机遇。全会演讲强调了IPOS和WHO如何使目标保持一致，以帮助低收入和中等收入国家将支持癌症患者作为癌症和姑息治疗的重要组成部分。IPOS国家代表在与低收入和中等收入国家的国家卫生当局以及WHO国家代表进行联络时得到了大力支持。全会发言者讨论了IPOS联合会在建立全球心理社会领袖网络中所发挥 的作用以及这对协助低收入和中等收入国家实现IPOS心理社会关怀目标所产生的影响。全会强调了将心理社会关怀扩展到这些国家所面临的挑战。一个重要问题仍然存在：心理社会指南能否适用于低收入和中等收入国家及地区？
