Progress in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

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

Topics Covered

• Discussion of the Progress in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
• Current Standard of Care, Including Clinical Trial Updates
• New & Emerging Treatments
• The Role of Transplantation
• Preventing & Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
• Reducing Complications of Bone Disease
• Talking with Your Treatment Team About Quality-of-Life Concerns
• The Increasing Role of Telehealth & Telemedicine Appointments, Lifestyle, Physical Activity & Balance Concerns, with Practical Tips
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Barry Paul, MD

Division of Plasma Cell Disorders, Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer Institute II, Carolinas HealthCare System

Andrew J. Yee, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Clinical Director, Center for Multiple Myeloma, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

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

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