Progress in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Thursday, April 13, 2023, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Discussion of the Progress in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
• Current Standard of Care, including Clinical Trial Updates
• New & Emerging Treatments
• The Role of Transplantation
• Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
• Reducing Complications of Bone Disease
• Talking with Your Treatment Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
• The Increasing Role of Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, in the Context of COVID-19 & Omicron Variants
• Lifestyle, Physical Activity, and Balance Concerns, with Practical Tips
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine, including Technology, List of Questions, Follow-Up Care, and Discussion of the 2021 Care’s Act
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Matthew J. Butler, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mays MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Health San Antonio

Monique Hartley-Brown, MD, MMSc

Attending Physician, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Elizabeth K. O’Donnell, MD

Clinical Director of Early Detection and Prevention of Cancer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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

You can download the brochure for this workshop