COVID-19 and Cancer ECHO for Cancer Caregivers – 4-29-2020 – Recording
Didactic: "Treatment Considerations for Cancer Patients"
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COVID-19 and Cancer ECHO for Cancer Caregivers – April 2020 Series
April 2020
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May 2020
Treatment Considerations for Cancer Patients
Topics included:
- What cancer patients need to know about the coronavirus
- What caregivers can do to help if they do not live with that person and are social distancing
- What precautions should cancer patients take when continuing to receive treatment?
Didactic Presenters
Rachel Cannady
Theresa Franco, MSN, RN
Awareness of, Preventing, and Reducing Risk
Topics included:
- Lowering the risk of illness
- Why cancer patients are more likely to get infections
- Watching for and preventing infections in people with cancer
- Nurturing your emotional health
Didactic Presenters
Allison Applebaum, PhD
Theresa Franco, MSN, RN
Caregiver Support and COVID-19
Topics addressed FAQs received during previous sessions.
Didactic Presenters
Allison Applebaum, PhD
Rachel Cannady
Theresa Franco, MSN, RN
Our Experts
Allison Applebaum, PhD
Assistant Attending Psychologist
Director, Caregivers Clinic
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Theresa Franco, MSN, RN
Vice President – Clinical Operations
Nebraska Medicine
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