For Caregivers: Informative Tips to Cope with Your Loved One’s Bladder Cancer

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Topics Covered

• Overview of Bladder Cancer, including Updates on New Treatment Approaches & Clinical Trials
• The Important Role of the Caregiver in Communicating with the Health Care Team, in the Context of COVID-19
• Helping to Manage Your Loved One’s Treatment, including Adherence & Follow-Up Care
• What Research Tells Us about Caregivers
• The Stresses, Challenges and Rewards of Caregiving
• Managing Family, Friends, Partners and Traditions, with Social Distancing
• Coping with Holidays, Birthdays, Anniversaries & Special Occasions, in the Context of COVID-19, Social Distancing & Wearing Masks
• Long Distance Caregivers
• The Increasing Role of Telemedicine/Telehealth Appointments
• Self-Care & Stress Management Tips to Promote Caregiver Resilience
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Stewart B. Fleishman, MD

Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Author, Researcher in Oncology

Alyson Erardy, MSW

Oncology Social Worker, CancerCare

Stephanie Chisolm, PhD

Director of Education and Research, Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN)

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on December 01, 2021.