Leukemia CancerCare Connect Education Workshops

Leukemia CancerCare Connect Education Workshops

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Leukemia CancerCare Connect Education Workshops episodes

  • Cancer & the Workplace: Understanding Your Legal Protections
    - The Meaning of Work
    - Talking with Your Health Care Team About Work
    - Managing Your Cancer Treatments While Working
    - Understanding Your Legal Protections in the Workplace, Including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
    - Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) & Intermittent FMLA
    - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) State & Local Laws
    - Disclosure & Communication with Human Resources, Supervisors & Co-Workers
    - Solutions to Address Workplace Challenges
    - COBRA – Continuation of Insurance Benefits If Employment Ends
    - Disability – Short Term, Long Term, Social Security Disability (SSD) & Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
    - Tips for Creating a Plan to Continue Working
    - The Importance of Self Advocacy
    - Questions for Our Panel of Expert
    57 min
  • Understanding the Cost of Care & Your Health Care Coverage
    - Overview of the Medical & Indirect Costs of Treatment
    - What to Do When Cancer Treatment Seems Unaffordable – Self Advocacy
    - Talking with Your Health Care Team about Your Financial Concerns
    - The Benefits & Limitations of Your Health Plans, Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Coverage
    - Tips on Appealing Your Insurance & Medicare Claims & Provider Denials
    - Living Wills, Health Care Proxies & Advance Health Care Directives
    - Accessing Financial, Co-Payment Assistance & Medicaid Programs
    - Support for the Underinsured & Uninsured, Including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) & Medicaid
    - Other Resources for Financial Help
    - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 1 min
  • Managing Eye and Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments
    - Overview of Common Eye & Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments
    - Discussion of Common Eye & Vision Changes, Including Causes & Risk Factors
    - Tips to Manage Dry Eyes, Watery Eyes, Itching Eyes, Blepharitis, Loss of Eyelashes, Changes in Vision, Cataracts, Floaters & Flashing Lights
    - The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team
    - Tips to Manage Low Vision & How Eye Products Can Help You Manage Eye/Vision Changes
    - Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options
    - Communicating with Your Health Care Team
    - Guidelines for Eye Examinations & Check-Ups
    - Quality-of-Life Concerns
    - Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Appointments & Discussion of Open Notes
    - Questions for Our Panel of Expert
    58 min
  • Trends in Oncology & Treatment Planning: A Guide to Getting the Best Care
    - Understanding Your Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment Options
    - Clinical Trial Opportunities: How Research Increases Treatment Options
    - Factors That May Affect Treatment Planning
    - How Your Health Care Team May Help You Address Your Care
    - Participating in Decisions about Your Treatment Plans, Side Effect Prevention & Management
    - Understanding the Role of Supportive Care
    - The Role of Self Advocacy in Your Oncology Care
    - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
    - Preparing for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes
    - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    57 min
  • Current Perspectives on the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
    - Review of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
    - Significant Role of Testing in Informing Your Treatment Choices
    - First-Line Treatment Options
    - Treatment of Relapsed & Refractory CLL
    - Re-Testing Importance in Determining Treatment for 2nd & 3rd Line Treatments
    - Current Perspectives on New & Emerging Treatments of CLL
    - Updates on Clinical Trials & Their Significance for CLL
    - Key Questions to Ask & Re-Ask Your Health Care Team
    - Practical and Psychosocial Support to Cope with CLL
    - Questions for Our Panel of Expert
    58 min
  • Updates on CAR T-cell Therapies
    - Overview of CAR T-Cell Therapies
    - Understanding CARs – Chimeric Antigen Receptors
    - When to Consider CAR T-Cell Therapies as a Treatment Choice
    - Clinical Trials for CAR T-Cell Therapies
    - Discussion of CAR T-Cell Therapies
    - Managing Potential Treatment Side Effects
    - Specific Examples of How CAR T-Cell Therapies Contribute to Oncology Care
    - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about CAR T-Cell Therapies
    - The Benefits of CAR T-Cell Therapies
    - Follow-Up Care: What to Expect
    - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology and List of Questions
    - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    54 min
  • Coping with Cancer
    - How to Cope While Waiting for Test Results from Cancer Work-Up
    - Managing Cancer When You Have Other Health Problems
    - The Impact of Chronic Illness on Cancer Treatment
    - The Importance of Adherence: Taking Your Treatment on Schedule
    - Reducing Harmful Drug Interactions
    - The Role of Clinical Trials: How Research Increases Your Treatment Options
    - Knowing When to Call Your Health Care Team Between Appointments
    - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
    - The Role of the Dietitian & Physical Therapist in Helping You Cope with Cancer
    - Quality-of-Life Concerns
    - Managing the Emotional, Social, Practical & Financial Issues of Coping with Cancer
    - Creating the Right Care Plan for You, Including Scheduling Appointments & Follow-Up Care
    - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
    - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    1 hr 2 min
  • Understanding the Different Names for Biomarker Testing and Their Role in Selecting the Best Treatment for You
    - Overview of the Different Names for Biomarker Testing & Why They Can Be Helpful for Treatment
    - Tumor Marker Testing, Genomic Profiling, Genomic Sequencing, Molecular Profiling, Next Generation Sequencing
    - The Relationship Between Biomarker Testing & Precision Medicine
    - Types of Biomarker Tests for Cancer Treatment
    - Do I Need Biomarker Testing for My Cancer?
    - How is Biomarker Testing Done? Using Samples of Your Cancer & Your Healthy Cells
    - Samples are Sent to the Lab Where Pathologists Test for Certain Biomarkers
    - Some Results Might Lead to Genetic Testing – Inherited or Germline Mutations
    - Some Biomarker Testing is Done as Part of Clinical Trials for New Cancer Treatments
    - Other Uses of Biomarkers – Determining a Person’s Cancer Risk or Finding Cancer
    - Biomarkers Used to Show if a Treatment is Effective or May Show if Cancer is Returning
    - Biomarkers Play Such an Important Role in Choosing the Best Treatment for You & In Determining Your Progress
    - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    57 min
  • Understanding the Important Role that Biomarker Testing Plays in Informing the Treatment of Cancer
    - Overview & Definition of Biomarkers
    - What are Some Examples of Biomarker Testing
    - How Biomarker Testing Provides Useful Information for Cancer Treatment
    - Why the Molecular Portrait of Cancer is so Important
    - The Role of the Pathologist
    - Benefits of Biomarker Testing & Precision Medicine
    - Predicting Response to Treatment
    - Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
    - Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
    - Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth Appointments with Your Health Care Team, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
    - Quality-of-Life Concerns
    - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    59 min
  • Update on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
    - Overview of CLL
    - Current Treatment Options
    - New & Emerging Treatment Approaches
    - Clinical Trial Updates
    - Communicating with Your Health Care Team
    - Quality-of-Life Concerns
    - Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of Open Notes
    - Questions for Our Panel of Experts
    59 min

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CancerCare's free Connect Education Workshops are a way for people to learn about cancer-related issues from the convenience of their home or office. Leading experts in oncology provide the most…