Connect Education Workshop Details

• Definition of a Caregiver
• Taking on This Role
• Caring for the Person with Cancer
• Coping with Caregiving During the Holidays
• Managing Family, Friends, Partners and Traditions
• Long-Distance Caregiving
• Tips for Taking Care of Yourself
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Stewart B. Fleishman, MD Director, Supportive Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
Guadalupe R. Palos, RN, LMSW, DrPH Assistant Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Symptom Research
Dominick Bonanno, MSW Program Coordinator, CancerCare

American Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Cancer Patient Education Network, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Intercultural Cancer Council, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, The Wellness Community

Made possible by support from Roche.

November 14, 2007