Caregiver

Topics Covered

We invite you to learn more about:

• Treatment options for myeloma
• Clinical trials for myeloma, including CAR T-cell therapy
• How myeloma can affect a patient’s quality of life
• Questions to ask your healthcare team

Speaker

Amrita Y. Krishnan, MD 
Professor, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Director, Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Multiple Myeloma Research
City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, CA

Audio Replay

Program Materials

Multiple Myeloma: Understand My Treatment Options (Transcript)

Multiple Myeloma: Understanding My Treatment Options (Slides)

Program Support

Support for this program is provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech & Biogen, Takeda Oncology, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Topics Covered

We invite you to learn more about:

• Your role as a caregiver
• Self-care for caregivers
• Long-distance caregiving
• Physical, social and emotional challenges for caregivers

Speaker

Richard Dickens, MS, LCSW-R
Director of Client Advocacy
CancerCare
New York, NY

Audio Replay

Program Materials

Program Support

Support for this program is provided by Genentech & Biogen, Pharmacyclics, An AbbVie Company & Janssen, and Taiho Oncology.

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Topics Covered

We invite you to learn more about:

• Current myeloma treatments
• What the future holds for myeloma treatment
• Side-effect management

Program Materials
 

Speaker

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Myeloma, Department of Medicine
Director, Sylvester Myeloma Institute
Co-Leader, Translational and Clinical Oncology Program
Paul J. DiMare Endowed Chair in Immunotherapy
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami
Miami, FL

Program Support

Support for this program provided by AbbVie Inc.;  Genentech, a member of the Roche Group; GSK plc; Johnson & Johnson; and Sanofi.

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Topics Covered

We invite you to learn more about:

• Physical, social and emotional challenges for caregivers
• Self-care for caregivers
• Long-distance caregiving
• Quality of life for both caregivers and patients

Program Materials

Speaker

Allison J. Applebaum, PhD
Associate Attending Psychologist
Director, Caregivers Clinic
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Memorial Sloan Kettering Counseling Center
New York, NY

Program Support

This program is supported by Bristol Myers Squibb; Genentech, Inc. & Biogen; GSK; Pharmacyclics, an AbbVie company; and Janssen Oncology

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Program Details

When a family is affected by a pediatric cancer diagnosis it turns their world upside-down. It can be especially challenging for families of pediatric patients to communicate with their care team and advocate for their child. This panel discussion will help you learn to communicate most effectively with your care team. 

We encourage all caregivers and loved ones of a child impacted by blood cancer to watch this program.

Speakers

Matthew Ramirez, MD, MS, FAAP
Pediatric Hematologist / Oncologist
KIDZ Medical Services

Jordan Milner, MD
Pediatric Hematologist / Oncologist
University of Florida Shands

Beth DeGroft, LISW-S
Leukemia/Lymphoma Medical Social Worker
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

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We invite you to learn more about finding support for caregivers, exploring the emotions caregivers experience, and ways for caregivers to care for themselves.

Videos feature caregivers, Anne, Bill, Sharon and Shirley as they speak with Dulcy Wilson, MSN-Ed, RN, OCN,  Clinical Nurse Educator at the Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, CA.

Please share your feedback so we can create future videos that are helpful to you:
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​Support for this video provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech & Biogen, Merck and Pharmacyclics, an AbbVie Company & Janssen Biotech.
 

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Program Materials

Speaker

Mayra Gomez Padua, PhD
Clinical Psychologist,
Psycho-Oncology Service
UCSF Helen Diller Family
Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Program Support

Support for this program is provided by Genentech, Inc. & Biogen.

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Julia Leavitt, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C joined us in an episode of SHARE to discuss young adult treatment, support and cancer survivorship, and we are so thrilled that she sat down with us again in this brand-new Behind the Scenes webcast for caregivers!

In this webcast, Julia covers the many challenges that caregivers of young adults with cancer may face as they navigate life after their loved one's diagnosis.

We hope you found this webcast informative and helpful.

We would really appreciate your feedback, which helps us to plan future programs and resources.

COMPLETE EVALUATION

Speaker

Julia Leavitt, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
www.julialeavitt-lcsw.com
Los Angeles, CA
 

Check out the SHARE web series!

Stories of Hope, Adaptation, Resilience, and Empowerment (SHARE) provides a dedicated platform for the Blood Cancer Community to amplify their voices and share their experiences.

Each episode highlights impactful storytelling and conversation between key opinion leaders and blood cancer survivors, fostering a deeper understanding and connection among viewers. Watch Now!

Support for the SHARE web series provided by Genentech, Inc. & Biogen and Merck & Company.

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