For Caregivers: Care Coordination for Your Loved One Living with Cancer and Other Health Problems

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

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

Topics Covered

• Role of Caregivers in Care Coordination for People Living with Cancer & Co-Morbidities
• What Research Tells Us About Caregivers, Including Long Distance Caregivers
• Coordinating Follow-Up Appointments
• Discussion of Adherence – Taking Pills on Schedule
• Planning Ahead with Your Pharmacist: Lead Time in Refilling Prescriptions & Planning for Weekends, Travel & Holidays
• Accessing Resources for the Costs of Care, Including Homecare
• Finding the Practical Help You Need: Co-Pay Foundations, Federal, State & Local Programs
• Learning How to Appeal Insurance, Medicare & Provider Denials
• Tips on Choosing Community & Medical Resources to Improve Your Quality of Life
• Strategies to Communicate More Effectively with the Health Care Team
• Time Saving Self Care/Self Advocacy Tips for Caregivers
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Erin E. Kent, PhD, MS

Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Research Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fellow, Cecil G. Sheps Health Services Research Center, Member, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lisa M. Thompson, PharmD, BCOP

Oncology Pharmacy Program Director, Banner Pharmacy Services, Banner Health

Sylvia Richey, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Medical Oncology/Hematology, West Cancer Center and Research Institute

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

Kate Boskey, NP-C, ACHPN

Outpatient Supportive Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Michele McCourt

Executive Director, CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation

Emily LaMagna, LMSW

Oncology Social Worker, 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 (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.