Susan Silberstein is Executive Director of the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education, Co-Director of the Integrative Program for Cancer Prevention at the Village at Newtown Medical Center, Editor of Immune Perspectives magazine, and Adjunct Graduate Professor in counseling psychology at Immaculata College. She lectures frequently on alternative and complementary medicine for medical and nursing schools, continuing oncology nursing education offerings, and numerous national and international symposia. Since 1977, she has appeared on dozens of radio and television talk shows, has coordinated hundreds of health conferences, and has counselled thousands of patients dealing with cancer and other health problems.

   
CURRENT POSITIONS

   
Executive Director, Center for Advancement in Cancer Education, Wynnewood PA
   
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Division, Counseling Psychology, Imaculata College, Imaculata PA   

   
TEACHING EXPERIENCE

   
Trainer, Standardized Patient Program in Oncology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia PA
   
Visiting Lecturer, Graduate Division, Oncology Curriculum, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia PA
   
Visiting Lecturer, Graduate Division, Department of Physical Therapy, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Philadelphia PA
   
Visiting Lecturer, Oncology Curriculum, West Chester University School of Nursing, West Chester PA

   
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

   
Director, Patient Counseling Services and Case Manager (over 10,000 consultations)
   
Program Designer and Coordinator, medical symposia, health
conferences, conventions and workshops (over 100 programs):
Imuno-Supportive Care for the Patient with Cancer: Annual Professional Conference Exploring Clinical Nutrition,
Botanical Medicine, and Psychoneuroimmunology (14 conferences); Cancer: Maximizing Your Healing Potential series (12 programs); Whole Foods Expo (4 conventions); Cancer Prevention Lifestyle lecture series (26 presentations); Preventing Breast Cancer and its Recurrence series (9 programs); Food Preparation for Cancer Prevention and Control (42 offerings);
Camp GAlA Sumner Program for Children with Cancer
   
Editor in Chief, health-related publications:
Immune Perspectives magazine
Health News and Views newsletter
Delaware Valley FACT Newsletter
Cancer: Biological Breakdown/Biological Repair and Toxemia:
The 20th Century Plague (in progress)
   
Site Supervisor, student internship programs:
Certificate Program in Holistic Nursing, American Holistic Nurses Association, Shutesbury, MA (present)
Graduate Division, Counseling Psychology, Imaculata College, Imaculata, PA (1990-present)
Health Perspectives Program, Rosemont College, Rosemant, PA (1989-1993)
Educational Field Experience, Lower Merion School District, Ardmore, PA (1985-1987)
   
Public Appearances:
Guest lecturer at medical and nursing schools, universities,
hospitals, schools and other groups (over 280 presentations); Talk show guest for TV and radio (over 60 appearances); Interviewee for print media and book authors (over 25 articles)
   
Founding Member, Society of Integrative Medicine

   
HONORS AND AWARDS

   
Phi Beta Kappa
National Defense Education Act Fellowship
Fulbright Fellowship
Jefferson Award, American Institute for Public Service
Legion of Honor Award, Chapel of the Four Chaplains
Woman of Vision Award, Montgomery County Women's Conference

   
MAJOR PRESENTATIONS 

   
Advances in Oncology Nursing.  Helene Fuld School of Nursing. Trenton, NJ (June 1997)
   
Third Dead Sea Conference on Potentiating Health and the Crisis of the Immune System. Tel Aviv, Israel (October 1996)
   
The Second International Congress on Alternative & Complementary Medicine.  Alexandria, VA (June 1996)
   
World Med '96 World Congress on Complementary Therapies in Medicine. Washington, DC (May 1996)
   
Quality of Life and Cancer: Merging the Mind, Body and Spirit. Cancer Care, Inc., American Cancer Society, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. East Brunswick, NJ (March 1996)
   
Advanced Concepts in Oncology Nursing. Main Line Health Systems. Bryn Mawr Hospital. Bryn Mawr, PA (Sept.-Nov. 1995)
   
The First International Congress on Alternative & Complementary Medicine. Arlington, VA (May 1995)
   
The Psychology of Health, Immunity & Disease Conference. National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. Hilton Head, SC (Dec. 1994)
   
Trends in Oncology Conference. Nursing Education Committee. Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia, PA (Dec. 1994)
   
Eighth Annual Symposium: Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer. Memorial Regional Cancer Center. Modesto, CA (Sept. 1992)

   
PUBLICATIONS 

   
Chapter in Potentiating Health and the Crisis of the Immune System, ed. A. Mizrahi, S. Fulder and N. Sheinman. New York and London: Plenum, 1997. 155-166.
   
The Nursing Spectrum, Vol. 3, No. 23 (Nov. 1994).
   
Cancer Forum, Vol. 9, No. 7/8 (Winter 1988).
   
Holistic Living, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Oct./Nov. 1984)