Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of Compliance: Taking Your Pills on Schedule
• The Important Role of Compliance in the Management of Cancer
• Barriers to Taking Your Pills
• Practical Tips to Overcome These Barriers
• Planning Ahead for Traveling, Refills and Weekends
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team
• The Importance of a Support Network
• Resources for Finding Help
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Ronald H. Blum, MD Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Director, Cancer Centers and Programs, Beth Israel Medical Center
Patricia Spicer, MSW Breast Cancer Program Coordinator, CancerCare

American Cancer Society, 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, Intercultural Cancer Council, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Research Advocacy Network, The Wellness Community

Supported by an unrestricted grant from Novartis Oncology.

October 19, 2007