Join us for a workshop to enhance your communication on challenging health decisions.
For healthcare providers, patients and advocates! Effectively conveying complex information, managing emotions, and facilitating open dialogue helps everyone involved to better navigate decisions around treatment, clinical trials and end-of-life care. This workshop is designed to empower patients and their families, prepare advocates to effectively guide others, and decrease the risk of burnout for healthcare professionals. Seating is limited to 200; register now to reserve your spot!
Continuing education credits are available.
Who
This workshop is open to registered participants of SABCS,* including healthcare professionals, patient advocates, and people living with advanced / metastatic breast cancer. Seating is limited to 200 participants, with registration available on a first-come first-served basis.
What
Hear from three leading healthcare professionals with tips for communication around diagnosis, progression and clinical trials; and participate in an interactive breakout session that will be moderated by a faculty member and patient advocates.
Details
Tuesday, December 10th
9:30–11:30 am, Central Time
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
900 E. Market Street, San Antonio, TX
*Note: This is not an official program of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium®.
Agenda
9:30–9:45 am
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Fatima Cardoso, President, ABC Global Alliance (Portugal)
Dr. Ellen Landsberger, Patient Advocate, MBC Alliance (United States)
9:45–9:55 am
How to Communicate a Diagnosis of Advanced/Metastatic Disease
Dr. Reshma Jagsi, Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine (United States)
9:55-10:05 am
How to Communicate Disease Progression and Prognosis
Dr. Belinda Kiely, Sr. Research Fellow, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre (Australia)
10:05–10:15 am
How to Communicate on Clinical Trials
Dr. AnaMaría López, Chief of Cancer Services, Jefferson Health New Jersey – Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (United States)
10:15-11:00 am
Interactive Breakout Discussions
Moderators will include course faculty and patient advocates
11:00–11:20 am
Report Back from Groups
11:20–11:30 am
Closing Remarks
Beth Burnett, Chair, MBC Alliance (United States)
Speaker Bios
INTRODUCTIONS
Dr. Ellen Lansberger
Patient Advocate,
MBC Alliance
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INTRODUCTIONS
Dr. Fatima Cardosa
President,
ABC Global Alliance
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GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Reshma Jagsi
or Alejandra Platas de la Mora
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GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. AnaMaría López
Chief of Cancer Services
Jefferson Health New Jersey - Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
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GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Belinda Kiely
Sr. Research Fellow
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
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CLOSING
Beth Burnett
Chair,
MBC Alliance
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About the ABC Global Alliance
Established in 2016, the ABC Global Alliance originated as an initiative of the European School of Oncology and was registered as a nonprofit association in Portugal in 2019. It is a multi-stakeholder platform for all those interested in collaborating on common projects relating to advanced breast cancer (ABC), aiming to improve and extend the lives of women and men living with ABC worldwide and to fight for a cure. It consists of more than 200 members across 93 countries. Its main objectives, defined together with patients living with ABC, are described in the ABC Global Charter.
Learn more: ABCGlobalAlliance.org
About the MBC Alliance
As a collective of cancer nonprofits, pharmaceutical and biotech industry members and individual patient advocates, including many living with MBC, the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance serves as a national leader in collaborative action to transform and improve the lives of people living with metastatic breast cancer. We leverage the resources and knowledge of our dynamic group of trusted experts to increase awareness and education about the disease, and advocate for policy changes and increased funding for research that holds the potential to extend and enhance life – and ultimately end MBC.
Learn more: MBCAlliance.org
For more information, please contact event coordinator Jennifer Stanley at jennifer@mbcalliance.org.
