Workshop Date and Time
Monday, August 22, 2022, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time Register Now
Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.
Topics Covered
- Overview of Common Eye & Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments
- Discussion of Common Eye & Vision Changes, including Causes & Risk Factors
- Tips to Manage Dry Eyes, Watery Eyes, Itching Eyes, Blepharitis, Loss of Eyelashes, Changes in Vision, Cataracts, Floaters & Flashing Lights
- The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team
- Tips to Manage Low Vision
- How Eye Products Can Help You Manage Eye/ Vision Changes
- Clinical Trials Communication
- How Research Increases Your Treatment Options
- Communicating with Your Health Care Team with Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments
- Guidelines for Eye Examinations & Check-Ups
- Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Roadmap to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Appointments & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts
Dan S. Gombos, MD, FACS
Professor and Section Chief, Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Associate Professor, Ophthalmology; Baylor College of Medicine – Ophthalmology
Brian P. Marr, MD
John Wilson Espy, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Michael K. Wong, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Professor, Cutaneous Cancers, Medical Oncology, Executive Director, Integration and Program Development, Cancer Network, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW
Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare
Continuing Education Credits
(Live Only)
Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.
Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.
Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).
To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.
Brochure
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