Workshop Date and Time
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time Register Now
Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.
Topics Covered
- Discussion of the Progress in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
- Current Standard of Care, including Clinical Trial Updates
- New Treatment Approaches
- The Role of Transplantation
- Symptom & Pain Management
- Reducing Complications of Bone Disease
- Talking with Your Treatment Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Physical Activity Concerns, Tips & Guidelines
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts
William I. Bensinger, MD
Myeloma & Transplant Program, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA
Robert Z. Orlowski, MD, PhD
Florence Maude Thomas Cancer Research Professor, Chair ad interim, Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma, Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Director, Myeloma Section, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Elizabeth K. O’Donnell, MD
Director, Lifestyle Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Director, Mass General Cancer Center’s Survivorship Program, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Andrew J. Yee, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Center for Multiple Myeloma, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Carolyn Messner, DSW, OSW-C, FAPOS, FAOSW
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
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