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Workshop

Managing the Treatment Side Effects Aches and Pains of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Topics Covered

  • Review of the Treatments for Polycythemia Vera (PV), Essential Thrombocythemia (ET), & Myelofibrosis (MF) & Common Treatment Side Effects
  • Reducing Complications of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs): What You Need to Know & Do
  • Key Concerns to Discuss with Your Doctor & Health Care Team, Including Treatment Side Effects & Symptoms Requiring Immediate Attention Between Appointments
  • Keeping a Journal of Specific Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain to Report to Your Doctor
  • Know the Warning Signs of a Potential Medical Emergency & What to Do
  • How Being More Assertive May Improve Your Care & Quality of Life
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Facilitators

Facilitator
Akriti Jain, MD, FACP
Associate Staff – Leukemia & Myeloid Disorders Division, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Facilitator
Gabriela Hobbs, MD
Clinical Director, Leukemia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Facilitator
Krisstina Gowin, DO, ABOIM
Associate Clinical Professor, Director of Education, Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology, Departments of Supportive Care Medicine and Hematology/HCT, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Facilitator
Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW
Senior 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 [email protected] after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.