August 2022 Eyes on a Cure Patient Symposium - Psychosocial Part 2

Molly Vocino, MSW, LCSW, is an oncology social worker at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center of Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed her graduated studies in social work at the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 and has been living and working in Philadelphia since that time. Prior to working in oncology, she supported hospice and palliative care patients in the community and in hospital settings and received a certification as an End-of-Life Doula from the University of Vermont in 2018. Currently, she works with the melanoma population at Jefferson and co-facilitates a monthly ocular melanoma support group in conjunction with the Melanoma Research Foundation.

Greg Garber is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Director of Patient Support Services for Supportive Medicine and Cancer Survivorship at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC), In that role he manages all patient facing programs and services including Patient Education and Support Programming, Clinical Nutrition Support, Social Work Services, and numerous initiatives to better understand and address cancer disparities as they relate to health literacy, digital literacy, access, transportation, cancer screening and prevention. Greg has lectured and taught on local regional and national levels on issues related to psychosocial aspects of cancer care and have presented at numerous national conferences including ASCO, APOS, AOSW, APHA. Greg is engaged in ongoing research related to delivery of supportive medicine and survivorship programming, shared decision-making, digital and health literacy, medical marijuana in oncology populations and lung cancer screening in underserved populations. Greg has extensive experience implementing supportive services for patients with cancer throughout their care trajectory. Additionally, Greg co-directs SKCC’s Patient and Family Advisory Council.