For Caregivers: Coping with a Loved One’s Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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Topics Covered

• Caregiving for Your Loved One with Metastatic Prostate Cancer, in the Context of COVID, Seasonal Flu & RSV
• Tips on Working with the Health Care Team to Manage Your Loved One’s Pain, Neuropathy & Discomfort
• The Important Role of the Caregiver with the Health Care Team
• Deciding to Become a Caregiver
• The Unique Stresses & Rewards of Caregiving
• Long-Distance Caregiver
• Managing Family, Friends, Partners & Traditions
• Guidelines to Prepare for These Appointments to Increase Their Benefits, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Self-Care & Stress Management Suggestions & Tips to Promote Caregiver Resilience
• Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Susan Slovin, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Diseases, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill College of Cornell University

Andrew J. Roth, MD, FAPOS

Emeritus, Attending Psychiatrist, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College

Guadalupe R. 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

Dina Smith, MSW

Oncology Social Worker, Caregiver Program Coordinator, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on December 05, 2023.