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Workshop

What’s New in Bispecific Antibodies: How to Cope with Treatment Side Effects

Topics Covered

  • Overview of Bispecific Antibodies & How to Cope with Side Effects 
  • How the Side Effects of Bispecific Antibodies Differ from Traditional Chemotherapy Side Effects 
  • Review of Potential Side Effects with Guidelines for Follow-Up Care 
  • Managing Rash & Dry Skin 
  • Tips to Cope with Flu-Like Symptoms, Including Fever 
  • How to Prevent or Manage Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) as a Response to Treatment 
  • Dealing with Fatigue 
  • Controlling Diarrhea 
  • Reporting Treatment Side Effects & Discomfort to the Health Care Team 
  • Recommendations to Manage Treatment Side Effects & Discomfort 
  • The Role of Activity/Exercise in Managing Treatment Side Effects 
  • Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team 
  • Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Quality-of-Life Concerns & Discussion of OpenNotes
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Speakers

Facilitator
Elise Chong, MD, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Lymphoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Facilitator
Sandra Susanibar-Adaniya, MD, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Facilitator
Emma Carroll, DNP, RN, OCN
Nurse Practitioner, Supportive Care Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Facilitator
Sarah Tennenhaus, MSW, OSW-C, LCSW, OSW-C
Oncology Social Worker, Support Group Program Manager/Clinical Supervisor, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

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.

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

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.