Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of Acute, Chronic and Breakthrough Pain
• Words to Describe Cancer Pain to Your Health Care Team
• Barriers to Pain Management
• Medications to Treat Cancer Pain
• Coping with Side Effects of Pain Management-Constipation, Sleepiness and Nausea
• Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD, FAAN Pain and Palliative Care Service, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Stewart B. Fleishman, MD Director, Supportive Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
Glenn Meuche, MSW Pain Services Program Coordinator, CancerCare

American Academy of Pain Management, 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, Cancer Patient Education Network, 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 Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This program is made possible by an educational grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

March 5, 2009