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RN and Allied Health Lecture: Role of Palliative Care and Hospice Care in Improving Quality of Life

NC

Please join the UNC Cancer Network for an online telehealth lecture with Gary Winzelberg, MD, MPH. Palliative and hospice care options are offered to patients and families that are beyond a curative treatment. This lecture will explore the ways in which these care options can improve the quality of life for patients at this stage in the cancer journey. RN and Allied Health lectures offer CNE and ASRT continuing education credit (upon approval) for eligible participants. We invite anyone interested to view our lectures. Lectures are viewable online via GoToWebinar or by participating in the lecture at one of our designated viewing sites. Please contact us for more information about GoToWebinar registration or to be connected with a site coordinator near you.

Medical and Surgical Oncology Lecture: Advances in Melanoma Cancer Treatment

NC

Please join the UNC Cancer Network for an online telehealth lecture with Frances Collichio, MD. With recent drug approvals, new treatment options have emerged for Melanoma that provide promise for improved outcomes. This lecture will share these breakthrough advances and discuss next steps and other advances that may be on the horizon. Medical and Surgical Oncology lectures offer CNE, ASRT, and CME continuing education credit (upon approval) for eligible participants. We invite anyone interested to view our lectures. Lectures are viewable online via GoToWebinar or by participating in the lecture at one of our designated viewing sites. Please contact us for more information about GoToWebinar registration or to be connected with a site coordinator near you.

NCCC Lecture: End-of-Life Care Options for Patients with Cancer

NC

Please join the UNC Cancer Network and the NC Community Colleges for an online, interactive oncology lecture. Christine Kistler, MD, MASc will discuss the end-of-life care options that are available to patients experiencing cancer. She will also discuss resources that are available to family members during the cancer journey. Every lecture has a question and answer (Q & A) section at the end, so feel free to ask the presenters for clarification or more information. Use the link provided to register to attend via GoToWebinar.

1ST ANNUAL CHROMATIN AND EPIGENETICS SYMPOSIUM

NC

This First Annual Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium will occur on the afternoon of December 7 in the Medical Biomolecular Research Building, room G-202. Invited speakers are Minkui Luo, PhD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Alea A. Mills, PhD, of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The event will also feature three trainee talks, a poster session, and reception. Abstract submission deadline November 17, 2017.

Community Lunch and Learn: Lecture on Cancer – Lung Cancer Screening

NC

Please join the UNC Cancer Network for an online, interactive lecture with Patricia Rivera, MD. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the US and NC, according to the National Cancer Institute. If detected early, lung cancers can be treated successfully. Learn about lung cancer detection and the newest treatments showing promise.  Community Lunch and Learn lectures are geared toward cancer patients, survivors, family, friends, and care givers/supports but anyone interested in learning more about cancer is welcome to join us. Every lecture has a question and answer section at the end so feel free to ask the presenter for clarification or more information. Lectures are viewable online via GoToWebinar or by participating in the lecture at one of our designated viewing sites. Please contact us for more information about GoToWebinar registration or to be connected with a site coordinator near you.