Bladder Cancer: Treatment Updates

Topics Covered

• Overview of Bladder Cancer, Including Staging and Grading
• Standard of Care
• New Treatment Approaches
• Update on Clinical Trials
• The Role of Diagnostic Technologies, Genomics & Precision Medicine
• Targeted Treatments: Predicting Response to Treatment
• The Emerging Role of Immunotherapy
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Follow-Up Care Appointments & Plans
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns/Tips
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Amanda Nizam, MD

Associate Staff, Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute

Arnab Basu, MD, MPH, FACP

Assistant Professor, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chief - Genitourinary Oncology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Chair: Genitourinary Oncology Working Group

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

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Patricia Rios, MBA, MPH

Senior Education & Advocacy Manager, Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

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

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