Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
• Current Standard of Care
• New Treatment Approaches
• How Research Influences Treatment Options
• Symptom and Pain Management
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team
• Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Julie M. Vose, MD Neumann M. and Mildred E. Harris Professor, Chief, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Owen A. O'Connor, MD, PhD Director, Lymphoid Development and Malignancy Program, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chief, Lymphoma Service, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Richard Dickens, MSW Blood Cancers Program Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Mind/Body Program, CancerCare

American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Black Women's Health Imperative, Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network, Cancer Patient Education Network, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Lymphoma Foundation of America, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, National Marrow Donor Program, Research Advocacy Network, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This program is made possible by the Friends of CancerCare and an educational grant from Biogen Idec.

June 10, 2009