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Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

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

Topics Covered

  • Overview of Acute Lymphocytic/Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in Children
  • Current Standard of Care, Including Chemotherapy & New Treatment Approaches
  • Treatment of Recurrent ALL
  • Targeted Treatment & Stem Cell Transplantation
  • The Role of Clinical Trials in Childhood ALL
  • Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Discomfort & Pain
  • Follow-Up Exams
  • Social & Emotional Issues During & After ALL Treatment
  • Late & Long-Term Effects of ALL Treatment in Children
  • Key Questions to Ask the Doctor & Health Care Team in Making Treatment Decisions
  • Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Appointments & Discussion of OpenNotes
  • Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Presenter

Anna C. Muriel, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology, Institute Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Presenter

Gabriel A. Robbins, MD

Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, Medical Director, Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Presenter

Kevin Radelet

Executive Director, Leukemia Research Foundation

Presenter

Shannon Coon, MSW

Children’s Program Coordinator, 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.

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The information presented in this workshop is provided for your general information only. It is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified health professionals who are aware of your specific situation. We encourage you to take information and questions back to your individual health care provider as a way of creating a dialogue and partnership about your cancer and your treatment.

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