Connect Education Workshop Details
Treatment Update on Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 1:30 – 2:30 pm ET
- Overview of soft tissue sarcoma
- Current standard of care
- New treatment approaches
- How clinical trials contribute to treatment options
- Pain and symptom management
- Communicating with your health care team
- Quality-of-life concerns
- Questions for our panel of experts
Mark Agulnik, MD Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology |
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Jeffrey D. Wayne, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief, Melanoma and Soft Tissue Surgical Oncology, Division of Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Associate Medical Director, Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center |
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Thomas F. DeLaney, MD Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Associate Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Director, Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, Co-Director, Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital |
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Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW Director of Education and Training, CancerCare |
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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, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc, Research Advocacy Network, Sarcoma Alliance, Sarcoma Foundation of America, Vital Options International & The Group Room
an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline Oncology.
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.
