Bladder Cancer: Treatment Updates

Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

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

Topics Covered

• Overview of Bladder Cancer, Including Staging & Grading
• Standard of Care
• New Treatment Approaches
• Update on Clinical Trials: How Clinical Trials Increase Your Treatment Options
• The Role of Diagnostic Technologies, Genomics & Precision Medicine
• Targeted Treatments: Predicting Response to Treatment
• The Emerging Role of Immunotherapy
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Follow-Up Care Appointments & Plans
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Parminder Singh, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Section Lead, Genito-urinary Oncology Program, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix

Karine Tawagi, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Genitourinary Oncology, University of Illinois in Chicago

Stephanie A. Berg, DO

Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Genitourinary Oncologist, Lank Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Patricia Rios, MBA, MPH

Senior Education & Advocacy Manager, Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

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).

Certified Health Education Specialists: Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour.

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