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Workshop

Advances in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer
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Event Date

Monday, May 12, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Event Resources

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This activity is supported by a grant from Genentech. CancerCare’s application for continuing education credits for this program is supported by the Diana Napoli Fund.
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Topics Covered
  • Overview of Gastric Cancer, Including Diagnosis & Staging
  • Current Standard of Care, Including Chemotherapy
  • New Treatment Approaches & the Role of Targeted Treatment & Immunotherapy
  • Precision Medicine: Predicting Response to Treatment
  • The Role of Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Treatment Options
  • Controlling Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort, & Pain
  • The Importance of Communicating with Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns
  • Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
  • Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments Including, Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Appointments & Discussion of OpenNotes
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Facilitators
Facilitator
Mohamad Sonbol, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Senior Associate Consultant, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ
Facilitator
Matthew Strickland, MD
Medical Oncologist, Massachusetts General Brigham Cancer Institute, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Facilitator
Diana Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC
Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Facilitator
Stacie Hershman
Executive Director, Gastric Cancer Foundation®
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.