Topics Covered
- Caregiving for Your Loved One with Metastatic Prostate Cancer, in the Context of COVID, Seasonal Flu & RSV
- Tips on Working with the Health Care Team to Manage Your Loved One’s Pain, Neuropathy & Discomfort
- The Important Role of the Caregiver with the Health Care Team
- Deciding to Become a Caregiver
- The Unique Stresses & Rewards of Caregiving
- Long-Distance Caregiver
- Managing Family, Friends, Partners & Traditions
- Guidelines to Prepare for These Appointments to Increase Their Benefits, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Self-Care & Stress Management Suggestions & Tips to Promote Caregiver Resilience
- Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts

Susan Slovin, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Diseases, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill College of Cornell University

Andrew J. Roth, MD, FAPOS
Emeritus, Attending Psychiatrist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College

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

Dina Smith, MSW
Oncology Social Worker, Caregiver Program Coordinator, 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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