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Tim Poe, Director of Telehealth

From the Telehealth Director

Dear UNC Cancer Network Community Members,

I am pleased to announce that our annual Oncology Telehealth Lecture Survey is now ready! This is your opportunity to tell us about the lectures that you would like to see us provide in 2020. Please take a few minutes to visit:

http://www.unccn.org/survey

You will also have an opportunity to let us know about specific speakers you wish to see during the coming year, and share suggestions for improvements we may consider for our series.

Please know that we take your responses to this survey very seriously. Once we close the survey, on July 15th, we will begin an extensive process to review your input and develop a compelling lecture lineup for the next calendar year. Please stay tuned for the publication of our 2020 lecture lineup, this fall.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to us with questions and concerns at 919-445-1000 orunccn@unc.edu .

Best wishes for a great July, Tim

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Cancer Conversations

The Patient Education Corner

Expert information for the patients you care for in language that everyone can understand
by Jennifer Potter, MPH, CHES

Is Organic Really Better?  Eating Well for Good Health
Is there a link between what you eat and your risk for cancer? In this talk, the audience will learn more about the relationship between the food we eat and our overall health.  Presented by Jennifer Spring, RD, CSO, LDN, a Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition with UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Our next Cancer Conversations webinar is on July 26, 2019, at 12:00 noon. Viewers can learn more on our website or register by clicking here.

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Upcoming Live Lectures

Upcoming Live Events

July 10 – RN and Allied Health

Jayne Camporeale, MS, RN, OCN, APRN

Mary Fleming Knowles, MSN, ANP-C

Radiation Oncology 101
https://unclineberger.org/unclcn/professional-education/calendars/telehealth-lectures/

Radiation therapy can be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy in cancer treatment plans. This discussion will review the different forms of radiation therapy (including Proton Therapy, etc.), how it works, and how it can be used in combination with chemotherapy. Since radiation therapy has its own set of side effects, the speaker will address the most common symptoms (such issues as appetite loss and radiation mucositis) and how to help patients deal with them.

 

July 24 – Medical and Surgical Oncology

Autumn McRee, MD

Emily Ray, MD, MPH

Best of ASCO 2019: Breast and Gastrointestinal Cancers
https://unclineberger.org/unclcn/professional-education/calendars/telehealth-lectures/

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) hosts an annual conference that features some of the latest oncology research. Join us as our speaker highlights some of the top presentations from this year’s ASCO conference. This lecture focuses on the top research for Breast and Gastrointestinal Cancers at the 2019 ASCO conference.

 

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The Learning Portal

Recent Additions to the Learning Portal

Tammy Allred, RN, OCN

Preparing Patients for Treatment
https://learn.unccn.org/online-course-catalog/rn-and-allied-health-courses/

When a patient has received the life-changing news, she or he can feel overwhelmed by the need to digest the diagnosis while understanding and making decisions about sometimes rather complex treatment options. How do we plan and schedule the education for new chemo patients in a timely manner prior to the first day of chemo? What can we do to help the patient understand how the drugs work, what symptoms they can expect, and how they can deal with those symptoms?

 

Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, FACOS

Meredith Crabtree, FNP-C

Prostate Cancer Screening
https://learn.unccn.org/online-course-catalog/rn-and-allied-health-courses/

The most common non-skin cancer among men in the U.S., prostate cancer can be difficult to catch early. With this lecture, we will talk about screening methods, such as MRI and MRI- ultrasound targeted fusion biopsy as a risk stratification tool for men at risk for prostate cancer. For men who undergo radiation treatment, we will also touch on which ones might consider utilizing hydrogels. We will also discuss the nurse’s role in prostate cancer screening and care.

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Learn more about the continuing education and other outreach efforts of the UNC Cancer Network. Many of the outreach programs that are part of the UNC Cancer Network are funded through the University Cancer Research Fund. Find out what UNCCN is doing by following us on Twitter at @unc_cn, join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/unccn, unccn.org, or email us at unccn@unc.edu

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Editor: Mary King, meking@email.unc.edu

Contributors: Dr. Thomas C. Shea; Tim Poe, Telehealth Director: Jon Powell, PhD, Continuing Education Specialist: and Veneranda Obure, AV Support Engineer.

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