Virtual Support Group for Parents with Stage IV Cancer

Thurs, Oct. 20 | 12:30pm - 2:30 (CST) / 10:30 am - noon (PST)
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3rd Thursday of the month 10:30am PST/1:30pm EST

This is a warm and open space for parents with Stage IV cancer who are raising young kids.  Come share and build community among other parents with a Stage IV diagnosis.

If you are a parent living with metastatic cancer, we invite you to join us on the 3rd Thursday of the month to find community and support among others with Stage IV cancer.

Facilitated by Bright Spot Network's Director of Programs and Community Outreach, Carissa Hodgson, LCSW, OSW-C (carissa@brightspotnetwork.org).

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Saturday, June 22, 2019

8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Registration Required

Wellness House
131 North County Line Road
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.  Registration & Light Breakfast Available

9:00 – 11:45 a.m.  Updates in Breast Cancer Treatment and Research Panel
9:00 – 9:30              Breast Imaging
                                      Deepa Sheth, MD – University of Chicago
9:30 – 10:00            Updates in Medical Oncology
                                      Olwen Hahn, MD – University of Chicago
10:00 – 10:30          Updates in Surgical Oncology
  Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Rush 
10:30 – 11:00           Updates in Radiation Oncology
                                      Eric Donnelly, MD – Northwestern
11:00 – 11:45            Q&A with Physician Panel

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  BREAK

12:00 – 12:45 p.m.  Managing the Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment  
                                        Rachel Benecke, APN, FNP-BC
                                        Breast Nurse Navigator
                                        DuPage Medical Group

12:45 – 1:15 p.m.     Lunch

1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Break Out Sessions (choose one)
Breast Cancer Survivorship
Susan Hong, MD & Tamara Hamlish, PhD – UIC
Updates in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Lisa Flaum, MD – Northwestern
Reconnecting in Relationships After Your Cancer Journey

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. BREAK

2:15 – 3:00 p.m.  Break Out Sessions (choose one)
Breast Cancer Survivorship
Susan Hong, MD & Tamara Hamlish, PhD – UIC
Updates in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Lisa Flaum, MD – Northwestern
Reconnecting in Relationships After Your Cancer Journey

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