Connect Education Workshop Details

• How Siblings Are Affected by the Pediatric Cancer Experience
• Signs to Look For
• Determining Sibling Needs
• How to Talk to Siblings About the Cancer Experience
• Practical Tips to Support Siblings at Home, School and the Hospital
• Accessing Resources for Siblings
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Melanie Goldish Executive Director, SuperSibs!
Deborah Bond Berk, MSW Senior Social Worker, Sibling Program Coordinator, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Division of Pediatric Psychosocial Services
Lori Wiener, PhD Director, Psychosocial Support and Research Program, Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Insitute/NIH
Michael D. Amylon, MD Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Medical Director, Camp Okizu
Julia A. Little, MSW Project Coordinator, CancerCare for Kids®

American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses, Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers , Beads of Courage, Inc., Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Black Women's Health Imperative, Cancer Patient Education Network, CancerCare for Kids, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation , Child Life Council , Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Children's Cancer Society, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, Sibling Support Project , Starlight Children's Foundation , SuperSibs!, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This telephone education workshop is supported in part by SuperSibs! with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cooperative agreement 1U58DP001112-01 and Friends of CancerCare.

May 14, 2009