Survivor Workshop Begins April 12, 2011

Survivorship Education Series Begins April 12

Chemobrain: The Impact of Cancer Treatments on Memory, Thinking and Attention is the topic of the first of a free, four-part Connect Education Workshop series on post-treatment survivorship beginning Tuesday,April 12, from  1:30 – 2:30 pm Eastern time.
The series, now in its ninth year, features cancer experts from around the country in a live one-hour conference that can be listened to over the telephone or via live stream from CancerCare‘s website.
The workshops are collaboration of CancerCare and the National Cancer Institute: Office of Cancer Survivorship and Office of Communications and Education, LIVESTRONG, American Cancer Society, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
The Apr. 12 workshop features:

• Lillian M. Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN, Survivor Perspective, Rawlinson Distinguished Professor of Nursing, Senior Scientist, School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University
• Tim A. Ahles, PhD, Member, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director, Neurocognitive Research Laboratory, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Patricia A. Ganz, MD, Professor, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center 

The following three workshops will address topics such as weight changes after treatment, stress management for caregivers, and living with uncertainty about recurrence.
Pre-registration for these free workshops is required.  To register, and to learn more, visit www.cancercare.org/connect
http://www.copelink.org/2011/03/survivorship-education-series-begins-april-12/