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Workshop

Current Perspectives on Cancer Survivorship

Topics Covered

  • Overview of Cancer Survivorship
  • Managing Post Treatment Side Effects/Late Effects
  • Quality-of-Life Concerns
  • Fear of Recurrence
  • Survivors’ Guilt
  • Finding Your New Normal
  • The Importance of Treatment Summaries & Encounter Notes
  • Follow-Up with Your Oncologist & Primary Care Doctor, Including Discussion of Health Screening & Concerns
  • Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Facilitators

Facilitator
Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO
Professor of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford University School of Medicine, Director, Cancer Survivorship Program, Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center
Facilitator
Jae Ross, PsyD
Assistant Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Weill-Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Facilitator
Jed Seltzer, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, Psychosocial Coordinator, Oncology Service, VA New Jersey Healthcare
Facilitator
Guadalupe Palos, DrPH, MSW, RN
Former Clinical Protocol Administration Manager, Office of Cancer Survivorship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Author and Researcher in Health Care Disparities, Caregiving & Survivorship
Facilitator
Stewart Fleishman, MD
Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, now part of the Mt. Sinai Health System, Author, Researcher in Oncology
Facilitator
Sarah Tennenhaus, MSW, OSW-C, LCSW, OSW-C
Oncology Social Worker, Support Group Program Manager/Clinical Supervisor, 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).

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.