Progress in the Treatment of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs)

Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

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

Topics Covered

• Overview of Myelofibrosis (MF), Polycythemia Vera (PV), and Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
• Staging & Diagnosing
• Current Standard of Care & New Treatment Approaches
• Understanding Common Symptoms
• Working with Your Health Care Team to Manage Your Symptoms
• Strategies to Reduce Potential Complications of MPNs
• The Important Role of Clinical Trials
• How Research Increases Your Treatment Options
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Staging & Progression
• Talking with Your Doctor about What Symptoms Should Prompt You or Your Caregiver to Call the Office
• Integrative Medicine, Quality of Life & Concerns About Life Expectancy
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Adherence & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Prithviraj Bose, MD

Professor, Department of Leukemia, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Krisstina L. Gowin, DO, ABOIM

Associate Clinical Professor, Director of Education, Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology, Departments of Supportive Care Medicine and Hematology/HCT, City of Hope 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.