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Workshop

Update on Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma PCNSL

Topics Covered

  • Overview of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
  • The Role of Clinical Trials
  • How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
  • Managing Symptoms & Treatment Side Effects
  • Quality-of-Life Concerns
  • Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
  • Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Facilitators

Facilitator
Alvaro Alencar, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine Chief Medical Officer, Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Member, Lymphoma Committee at Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Hematology Section Lead, Sylvester’s Global Oncology Program
Facilitator
James Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine in Residence, Attending Physician in Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, Member, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Facilitator
Jia Ruan, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Lymphoma Program, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Facilitator
Jennifer LaPietra, MSW, LMSW
Oncology Social Worker, Patient Assistance Program Manager, 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.