Week of Events
Caregiver Conversations
Caregiver Conversations
Caring for a family member or friend with cancer can be extremely daunting. Being a patient advocate, preparing meals, managing medications, providing transportation to medical visits, communicating with family members, and much more. Caregiver Conversations is a program sponsored by the Comprehensive Cancer Support Program (CCSP) at the N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital and is designed … Read more
CCSP/Palliative Care Grand Rounds: Spiritual Screening for Patients with Serious Illness
CCSP/Palliative Care Grand Rounds: Spiritual Screening for Patients with Serious Illness
Speaker: Allison Kestenbaum, BCCi, ACPE. This is a weekly presentation regarding palliative care. CME continuing education credit is available to qualified participants within the UNC School of Medicine.
Advanced Practice Provider Lecture: Let’s Take a Bite Out of CRS and Neurotoxicity
Advanced Practice Provider Lecture: Let’s Take a Bite Out of CRS and Neurotoxicity
Speaker: Bejal Kikani, MSN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC. Advanced Practice Provider webinars are created and coordinated by Tammy Triglianos, DNP, ANP-BC, AOCNP, in partnership with the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network. This webinar offers free CME and NCPD/CNE continuing education credits.
UNC Lineberger Seminar Series: Mechanisms and targeting SWI/SNF-deficient cancers
UNC Lineberger Seminar Series: Mechanisms and targeting SWI/SNF-deficient cancers
Speaker: Sidong Huang, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Human Genetics, McGill University, Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute. Hosted by UNC Lineberger's Bernard Weissman, PhD. This presentation will be held in person and virtually over Zoom. Zoom link: zoom.us/j/94297915196?pwd=WHZaMFRPMnRXaXkzWDhLckxNK0p2dz09
Finding Wellness After Cancer Workshop
Finding Wellness After Cancer Workshop
Finding Wellness After Cancer is a free wellness workshop for adult cancer survivors and their caregivers after treatment. At the session, learn from experts about how to move forward and positively impact your life.
Stronger Together Support Group
Stronger Together Support Group
Stronger Together Support Group A wellness community for people affected by cancer Stronger Together is a monthly support group to discuss how cancer and its treatment has affected your health and well-being. Any person who has received a cancer diagnosis is welcome to join us. The group meets every third Thursday of the month from … Read more
5th Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Symposium: More than Cancer – Comprehensive Care for AYAs
5th Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Symposium: More than Cancer – Comprehensive Care for AYAs
The 5th North Carolina Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Symposium will bring together multidisciplinary providers and researchers from across the state who are interested in improving care for this patient population. With a focus on comprehensive care for the AYA population, this knowledge-based symposium will feature a mix of didactic lectures and panel discussions.
Exploring Cancer Series: Pancreatic Cancer – Overview, Health Disparities, and Survivor Interview
Exploring Cancer Series: Pancreatic Cancer – Overview, Health Disparities, and Survivor Interview
Speakers: Yolanda M. VanRiel, PhD, RN, MEDSURG-BC, OCN, CNE, ACUE, ANEF, Karyn Green and Sydney Taylor. Exploring Cancer is a semester-long webinar series taught by cancer biologists, physicians, public health experts, and other cancer specialists from NCCU, UNC-Chapel Hill and NC A&T.