Connect Education Workshop Details

Friday, September 24, 2010, 1:30 – 2:30 pm ET

• Overview of the importance of clinical trials
• How and where they are conducted
• What happens in a clinical Trial
• The meaning of informed consent
• Benefits and risks of participation
• Specific questions to ask your health care team about clinical trials
• Accessing resources for clinical trials
• Questions for our panel of experts

Lowell Anthony, MD Professor of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
John P. Leonard, MD Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Clinical Director, New York-Cornell Center for Lymphoma and Myeloma, Chief, Lymphoma-Myeloma Service, Associate Director for Clinical Research, Weill Cornell Cancer Center
Edith P. Mitchell, MD, FACP Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Associate Director of Diversity Programs, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University
Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW Director of Education and Training, 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, Cancer Patient Education Network, Cancer Support Community, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Intercultural Cancer Council, Joe's House, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, Vital Options International & The Group Room

an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.

1.0 Contact Hour to social workers by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607.

This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for approval for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU) to dietitians.