The Role of Nutrition, Exercise & Meditation in Coping with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Friday, February 7, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Overview of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm-Related Weight Changes
• Causes of Your Weight Loss or Weight Gain
• Strategies for Managing Your Weight
• Common Weight-Related, Eating, & Hydration Questions to Ask Your Doctor & Health Care Team
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
• Benefits of Physical Activity
• How Meditation & Integrative Medicine May Help You Cope
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments Including: Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Quality-of-Life Concerns & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Krisstina L. Gowin, DO, ABOIM

Associate Clinical Professor, Director of Education, Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology, Departments of Supportive Care Medicine and Hematology/HCT, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Diana L. Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

Brochure

You can download the brochure for this workshop