Update on Small Cell Lung Cancer

Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Overview of Small Cell Lung Cancer, in the Context of COVID, Omicron, Seasonal Flu & Allergies
• The Role of Chemotherapy & Radiation Treatments
• Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Treatment Options
• Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects
• When to Call Your Health Care Team about Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
• The Role of Activity & Movement
• Communicating with your Health Care Team about Quality-of- Life Concerns
• Roadmap to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team

Our Panel of Experts

Misty Shields, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Associate Member, Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, System Chair, Mount Sinai Health System

Elizabeth K. O’Donnell, MD

Clinical Director of Early Detection and Prevention of Cancer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Diana L. Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Kristen Cox Santiago, MS

Senior Director of Care Partner Initiatives, LUNGevity Foundation^®

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 connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

Brochure

You can download the brochure for this workshop