Webinar for Cancer Caregivers on COVID-19 and Cancer Care
The American Cancer Society has launched a COVID-19 and Cancer ECHO to share up-to-date information with non-paid caregivers about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the care of cancer patients. Experts from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Cancer Society will answer your questions in a secure, online environment at no cost. Participants are not required to attend all three sessions.
Wednesday, September 2 from 2:00—3:00 ET
Topics may include:
- Distilling information about diagnosis and treatment
- Communication within the patient-caregiver dyad
- Advocating for patients within the health-care team
- Finding strength as a caregiver during a pandemic
Featured Guests
Durado Brooks, MD, MPH, Vice President, Prevention & Early Detection, American Cancer Society
Rachel Cannady, Strategic Director, Cancer Caregiver Support, American Cancer Society
Nicholas Dionne-Odom, PhD, APRN, ACHPN, FPCN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Co-Director, Caregiver and Bereavement Support Services, UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care
Erin Kent, PhD, MS, Facilitator, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Matthew J. Loscalzo, L.C.S.W., APOS Fellow, Liliane Elkins Professor in Supportive Care Programs (NPI 1437690500), City of Hope
