Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Making Exercise and Wellness Part of the Cancer Experience - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
This lecture will provide education on the safety and benefit of exercise during and after cancer treatment, resources that we have available at UNC and how you can help your patients implement exercise and wellness behaviors during and after their treatment.
Immune (check point) Related Adverse Events 2021 - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
This is a case-based lecture to cover the common side effects and rare but important side effects of check point inhibitors and other immunotherapy agents.
Interprofessional Collaboration in Caring for Adults with Cancer - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
In this presentation, Dr. Bryant will share strategies in collaborating with team members in both the inpatient and outpatient settings to optimize cancer care.
If You Have to Ask, You Can’t Afford It: Addressing Financial Toxicity Among NC Cancer Patients - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Drs. Stephanie Wheeler and Don Rosenstein will discuss current concepts related to “financial toxicity” and how this applies to cancer care delivery in North Carolina. Current research including interventions in development to mitigate financial toxicity will also be reviewed.
The Aging Cancer Patient Population in North Carolina - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Dr. Hyman Muss will discuss recommendations related to specific needs of older patients with cancer. Updates will be presented regarding the implementation of the geriatric assessment into routine cancer care, as well as management strategies that are identified based on the results of the geriatric assessment.
Meeting the Needs of Transgender Patients with Cancer - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Terri Phoenix, PhD, and Patricia Morfeld, RN, BSN, OCN, will discuss physical and psychological concerns of transgender patients who have active cancer or who are survivors. Session will address relevant terminology, recommended practices, and resources for continuing education.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Reviewing Prevention and Treatment Strategies of Three Common Issues - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Dr. Michelle Gardiner will discuss topics relevant to common and problematic side effects of anti-cancer treatments.  Issues to be covered include; handling of acute infusion reactions, prevention and treatment of peripheral neuropathy, and the importance of recognizing and evaluating cancer-related fatigue in patients.
Overview of CAR-T Cells and Toxicities - SPOC
  • Research to Practice
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
CAR-T therapy is expanding as a therapeutic option both in clinical trials and FDA approved commercial products for cancer patients.  This lecture will review the current treatments and their use in patients with hematologic malignancies.
Advances in Head and Neck Cancer Management in North Carolina: Updates for 2021 - SPOC
  • Research to Practice
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Wendell Yarbrough, MD, MMHC, FACS, will lecture on multi-disciplinary treatment of head and neck cancer with updates regarding new techniques and treatment standards. This lecture will also give the audience updates on HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer with emerging therapeutic vulnerabilities. 
Benefits of Regional Anesthesia in Cancer Surgery - SPOC
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Dr. James from the UNC Anesthesiology Department in affiliation with UNC Lineberger cancer treatment group, will describe effects of regional and neuraxial perioperative blocks on cancer outcomes. Additional topical management considerations or recommendations for this patient population may also be presented.

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