Coping with Cancer

Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

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

Topics Covered

• How to Cope While Waiting for Test Results from Cancer Work-Up
• Managing Cancer When You Have Other Health Problems
• The Impact of Chronic Illness on Cancer Treatment
• The Importance of Adherence: Taking Your Treatment on Schedule
• Reducing Harmful Drug Interactions
• The Role of Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options
• Knowing When to Call Your Health Care Team Between Appointments
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
• The Role of the Dietitian & Physical Therapist in Helping You Cope with Cancer
• Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Managing the Emotional, Social, Practical & Financial Issues of Coping with Cancer
• Creating the Right Care Plan for You, Including Scheduling Appointments & Follow-Up Care
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Michael K. Wong, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Physician in Chief, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Guadalupe R. Palos, DrPH, MSW, RN

Former Clinical Protocol Administration Manager, Office of Cancer Survivorship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Author and Researcher in Health Care Disparities, Caregiving & Survivorship

Emma Carroll, DNP, RN, OCN

Nurse Practitioner, Supportive Care Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Stewart B. Fleishman, MD

Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, now part of the Mt. Sinai Health System, Author, Researcher in Oncology

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