12th Annual Cancer Survivorship Summit: “Celebrate Survivorship”

The North Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Branch of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Chronic Disease and Injury Section is hosting a two-day event for cancer survivors, patients and their caregivers. The goal of the Summit is to enhance and empower cancer survivors in North Carolina throughout their lives. During the Summit, survivors will have the opportunity to share their experiences, participate in breakout sessions on the latest in cancer treatments and research, enhance self-advocacy skills, learn innovative approaches to improve health and wellness and expand knowledge on access to services and resources. You must be 18 years of age or older to attend.

7 to 8 a.m. Low Impact Exercise

7:30 to 8:50 a.m. Buffet Breakfast / Get to know each other / Visit exhibits

9 to 10:10 a.m. Opening Session

10:10 to 10:25 a.m. Break – Visit Exhibits

10:25 to 11:25 a.m. Accessing Resources

Session titles, descriptions and content are subject to change.

(Select one of the five sessions listed below. Sessions will be repeated in the afternoon)

Financial Toxicity
Financial toxicity and financial distress are out-of-pocket costs, that can cause financial problems for a patient. This session will help you identify ways to cope with these issues and strategies to reduce financial toxicity.

Advanced Directives – Legal Needs
This session will help to dismiss the misunderstandings of end-of-life care by describing how services work, who is eligible and how to initiate care. Learn practical tips on selecting a healthcare power of attorney and making your wishes known to your loved ones regarding your future medical care.

My Tribe is Bigger Than My Diagnosis
This session will discuss the importance of a support team (those people who will be there for you no matter what) during treatment and most of all post treatment. It will discuss ways to identify members of your tribe and how to involve them with your healing and ways they can be supportive.

Caregiver Support
This session will help to identify ways to take care of yourself as a caregiver. Develop a plan for people to help you; self-care, reducing passion fatigue and feeling guilty, building skills to be your best ally, learning healthy assertiveness, how to be supportive of your survivor and connect to your community resources.

Integrative Therapy Treatments
Integrative medicine is a combination of medical treatments for cancer and complementary therapies to cope with the symptoms and side effects. This session will identify ways integrative medicine can be used with standard care.

11:25 to 11:50 a.m. Break / Visit Exhibits / Move to Lunch

11:50 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Lunch

12:50 to 1:50 p.m. Panel: Overcome Late Side Effects of Cancer Through Rehabilitation

2 to 3 p.m. Accessing Resources Sessions

(Select one of the five sessions below.)

Financial Toxicity
Financial toxicity and financial distress are out-of-pocket costs, that can cause financial problems for a patient. This session will help you identify ways to cope with these issues and strategies to reduce financial toxicity.

Advanced Directives – Legal Needs
This session will help to dismiss the misunderstandings of end-of-life care by describing how services work, who is eligible and how to initiate care. Learn practical tips on selecting a healthcare power of attorney and making your wishes known to your loved ones regarding your future medical care.

My Tribe is Bigger Than My Diagnosis
This session will discuss the importance of a support team (those people who will be there for you no matter what) during treatment and most of all post treatment. It will discuss ways to identify members of your tribe and how to involve them with your healing and ways they can be supportive.

Caregiver Support
This session will help to identify ways to take care of yourself as a caregiver. Develop a plan for people to help you; self-care, reducing passion fatigue and feeling guilty, building skills to be your best ally, learning healthy assertiveness, how to be supportive of your survivor and connect to your community resources.

3 to 3:20 p.m. Wrap Up Summit / Evaluations / Door Prizes / Snack to go

** UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is this year’s Host Premier Benefactor Cancer Center.