While cancer treatments have continued to improve in recent decades and cancer-related deaths have decreased, not all patients have benefited from those successes. Many patients experience barriers to treatment and greater cancer care burdens because of where they live, their income, race, ethnicity, education, or gender identity. Please join us as Drs. Ward and LoConte... Read more »
Presented by California Rural Indian Health Board September 22, 2021 9 - 10 a.m. PDT Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtd-igpzMiGNX6JwIOBlcQibyfP452CyRp Presenter: Kris Rhodes, MPH Anishinaabe, Bad River and Fond du Lac Overview: Ending nicotine addiction is hard but there are ways to make it easier on the person and on the health care team. Systematic integration of evidence-based cessation... Read more »
Sex after a Cancer Diagnosis: What Patients Really Need to Know Wednesday, September 22 - 12p-1p CT About the Webinar: A presentation on the many sexual changes that occur after a cancer diagnosis and how to assist patients gather resources they need to help them through the process. Learn about physical and mental changes, techniques to... Read more »
Mental Health and Cancer: Person-Centered Collaborative Care Join Dr. Kelly Irwin, M.D., and Amy Corvleyn, MSW, LICSW, with Massachusetts General Hospital for a thought-provoking discussion around inequities in cancer treatment for individuals with mental health and substance use challenges. By attending this webinar, attendees will be able to: • Investigate the inequities in cancer treatment... Read more »
Join Us for BWWDAY 2021! Join the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness for our 13th Annual Black Women’s Wellness Day, a 2-Day Virtual Transformation event! Experience a powerful mix of information, inspiration, and empowerment as we come together to build the future we deserve! Registration is open now! #BWWDAY
Presented by California Rural Indian Health Board September 27, 2021 1 - 2 p.m. PDT Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOmqrjIoHNVYS11RLXX09xAloPAR88qn Presenter: Christy Tonel, MPH Healthcare Administration, Community Health, and Wellness Overview: After this presentation, participants will understand the causes and signs of compassion fatigue and learn practical work-life balance strategies to prevent and treat compassion fatigue. Target Audience: Physicians,... Read more »
Best practices for fertility preservation. Register Here: https://bit.ly/bestpracticesyoungCRC This webinar is open to clinicians, researchers, patients and supporters. Moderated by Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH Speakers: Benjamin Schlechter, MD Medical Oncology Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School Miranda Lam, MD, MBA Radiation Oncology Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School Tricia Kennedy, RN Brigham and Women's... Read more »
Take part in an engaging panel discussion with experts on the importance of cancer screenings for Indigenous communities during the pandemiccr
This CME activity is intended to review disparities data, educate about breast cancer and the importance of early detection, and address topics to include community myths and facts, genetics, and risk reduction strategies. By the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: Address the breast cancer disparities crisis in black women by utilizing... Read more »
Sept. 29 ǀ Noon-1pm ET Meeting Patients Where They Are: Lung Cancer Screening Outreach Efforts Among Vulnerable Populations (Part 1) • Advocate Perspective: How Lack of Access Impacts All Patients and Exacerbates Disparities • Lung Cancer Screening in Low-income Populations in Chicago • Mobile Lung Cancer Screening in North Carolina • ACS Return to Screening... Read more »
