Diverse Populations Living with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Friday, June 23, 2023, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

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

Topics Covered

• Why Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Screening & Treatment Equity Have Never Been More Important for People Living with Lung Cancer
• Communication with Diverse Population Lung Cancer Patients & Their Loved Ones about Lung Cancer Treatment
• Concerns About Safety of Clinical Trials for Diverse Populations
• The Meaning of Informed Consent in Clinical Trials
• The Role of Chemotherapy, Radiation Oncology & Targeted Cancer Therapies
• New Treatment Approaches
• Outreach Approaches for Diverse Patient Populations
• What is Precision Medicine & How Does Precision Medicine Inform Treatment Options
• Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
• The Important Role of Movement
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/ Telemedicine, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Richard J. Gralla, MD, FACP

Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center

Elaine Shum, MD

Assistant Professor, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health

Guadalupe R. Palos, DrPH, MSW, RN

Former Clinical Protocol Administration Manager, Office of Cancer Survivorship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Author and Researcher in Health Care Disparities, Caregiving & Survivorship

Diana L. Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Ann Fish-Steagall, RN, BSN

Senior Vice President, Patient Services and Health Care Delivery, LUNGevity Foundation®

Leeann Medina-Martinez, MSW

Disparities Program Coordinator, CancerCare

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