Welcome to
Live Your Best Life: Advances in Treatment for Blood Cancers
June 8, 2019
UC Davis Medical Center Education Building
4610 X St. , Sacramento, CA, 95817
Program: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Speakers & Agenda
9:30am Registration, Information Booths, Breakfast
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) & Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) – Brian Jonas, MD, PhD UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)/Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – Mehrdad Abedi, MD UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center ~will include information about CAR T-cell Therapy for ALL and NHL~
Multiple Myeloma – Aaron Rosenberg, MD, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hodgkin Lymphoma – Rasmus Hoeg, MD UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Indolent (Low Grade) Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) – Babak Rajabi, MD, Sierra Hematology Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) – Sunny Philip, MD, Stockton Hematology Oncology
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) – Ryan Stevenson, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Roseville
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) – Shahzad Siddique, MD, Dignity Health
11:15 Breakout Sessions
Care for the Caregiver, LaKeisha Pitts, MSW, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center & Dulcy Wilson, MSN – ED, RN, OCN, Clinical Nurse Educator, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Caregivers and support persons play an important role in providing their loved one with physical and emotional support. Sometimes, caregivers neglect their own needs. This session offers tools, strategies, and resources to support both you and your loved one.
Who is On My Care Team and How Do I Access Them?, Carol Leija, MSN, RN, OCN Oncology Nurse Navigator, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
When do you contact your doctor or nurse coordinator? What does a social worker do and how do they help? What resources are available to me? How do I start a conversation and about clinical trials? This session will empower you with knowledge and tools to navigate your care.
Preparing for a Stem Cell Transplant, Flora Stondell, RN, NP, Stem Cell Transplant Program Nurse Practitioner, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
What happens after you are informed that you need a stem cell transplant? You will hear what to expect, learn about your care team, their roles and how best to contact them. Resources and information for patients undergoing stem cell transplant will also be discussed.
12:30 Lunch
12:50 Integrative Medicine & Patient Support
2:00 Closing Remarks and Adjourn