COVID-19, Omicron & Delta Variants, COVID-19 Vaccines & Booster Vaccines: Revised Guidelines for People Living with Cancer and Their Loved Ones

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Topics Covered

• How to Protect Yourself & Your Loved Ones from COVID-19 & Omicron & Delta Variants
• COVID-19 Vaccines & Booster Vaccines
• Other Vaccines - Flu, Pneumococcal & Shingles Vaccines
• COVID-19 & People Living with Cancer
• Where to Find Reliable Information Regarding this Pandemic & Its Variants
• How to Protect Yourself, Loved Ones & Children from COVID-19 & Its Variants
• The Increasing Role of Telemedicine/Telehealth Appointments
• How to Prepare for Your Telemedicine/Telehealth Appointments, including
• Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Appointments & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Working Closely with Your Health Care Team about Your Wishes & Health Care Directives
• Tips to Manage the Practical, Emotional & Financial Stresses Related to COVID-19, Delta & Omicron Variants & Cancer
• Self-Care & Stress Management Tips
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Richard J. Gralla, MD, FACP

Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center

John P. Leonard, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Innovation and Initiatives, Executive Vice Chair, Weill Department of Medicine, Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian

Ruth E. Berggren, MD, MACP

Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, UT Health San Antonio

Michael K. Wong, MD, PhD

Professor, Cutaneous Cancers, Medical Oncology, Executive Director, Integration and Program Development, Cancer Network, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Lauren Chatalian, MSW

Women & Children’s Program Manager, CancerCare

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Senior Director of Education and Training CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on February 07, 2022.