ACCC, along with its project partner APOS, identified three ACCC member programs that are serving as model sites for the “Psychosocial Distress Screening” project. Selected from a nationwide pool of 40 pre-identified sites, these model distress screening programs participated in a site visit and interviews to glean information on their approach to implementation of a distress screening program. Findings and information gathered resulted in a white paper on distress screening and shared resources/tools. The three model sites are:
Read Psychosocial Distress Screening: Lessons Learned from Three ACCC Member Programs for an in-depth look at the distress screening processes at the three model sites.
Jeffrey Kendall, PsyD, LP, is the Director of Oncology Supportive Care at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. He joined the University of Minnesota Cancer Care program in 2016 where he is dedicated to addressing the impact of cancer on individuals and families. Currently his professional time is divided among direct patient care, program administration, program development, and research collaboration.
Dr. Kendall speaks nationally and internationally and has published 40 journal articles and abstracts on topics related to psychosocial oncology and cancer survivorship. Dr. Kendall serves on committees for the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and the Association of Community Cancer Centers.
Dr. Kendall received his Doctorate from Indiana State University and completed his Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Psychosocial Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York.