Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of Metastatic Breast Cancer
• The Role of the Caregiver
• Discussion of the Challenges and Rewards of Caregiving
• Talking with Your Loved One
• Determining When You Need Help
• Tips for Caregiver Self Care
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Linda T. Vahdat, MD Medical Director, Breast Cancer Research Program, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Guadalupe R. Palos, RN, LMSW, DrPH Assistant Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Symptom Research
Patricia Spicer, MSW Breast Cancer Program Coordinator, CancerCare

AdvancedBC.org, American Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Black Women's Health Imperative, Breast Cancer Network of Strength, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Breast Cancer Resource Committee/ Rise Sister Rise, Cancer Patient Education Network, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Intercultural Cancer Council, Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Men Against Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Research Advocacy Network, The Wellness Community, The Witness Project, Young Survival Coalition

Supported by a charitable contribution from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology.

November 9, 2007