Participating in Decisions about Your Care

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

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

Topics Covered

• Coping with the Practical, Social & Emotional Challenges of Cancer
• How a Cancer Diagnosis Affects Family, Partners & Loved Ones
• Selecting a Cancer Care Team & Treatment Facility
• What to Do When Presented with Multiple Treatment Options
• When & How to Seek a Second Opinion
• Your Relationship with Your Health Care Team
• Getting Copies of Your Medical Reports to Review with Your Team
• How to Anticipate, Prevent & Manage the Side Effects of Treatment
• Understanding Your Treatment Choices & Follow-Up Care Plan
• Your Survivorship Care Plan
• Tips on Self-Advocacy & Advocating with Your Health Care Team
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO

Professor of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford University School of Medicine, Director, Cancer Survivorship Program, Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jae L. Ross, PsyD

Assistant Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Weill-Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Yue Jiang, PA-C

Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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 (CHES®): 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. 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.

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.