Workshop Date and Time
Register NowWednesday, October 30, 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 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
Our Panel of Experts
Alvaro J. 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
Jia Ruan, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Lymphoma Program, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Tracy T. Batchelor, MD, MPH
Neurologist-In-Chief and Chair, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Co-Chair, Mass General Brigham Neurology, Martin A. Samuels Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Co-Leader, Neuro-Oncology Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
James L. Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine in Residence, Attending Physician in Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, Member, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
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