Caregiver Trainings
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"This workshop has made all the difference for my family. For the first time since my mother was diagnosed, I feel hopeful."
--Family Caregiver and Boston workshop participant
"This program filled in the gaps that my mother's hospital didn't fill in! Thank you for providing such a broad overview and for answering our many questions."
--Family Caregiver and Los Angeles workshop participant
Upcoming Caregiver Trainings!
October 4, 2008
University of Wisconsin Hospital - Madison, WI
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October 11, 2008
Norris Cotton Cancer Center - Lebanon, NH
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October 17, 2008
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Philadelphia, PA
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October 18, 2008
Mt. Sinai Medical Center - New York, NY
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November 6, 2008
Penn State Hershey Medical Center - Hershey, PA
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Click here to see the workshop itinerary.
Questions? Call 1.800.934.2873 or email lhendley@braintumor.org.
About the program:
Launched in 2004, this intensive training program is designed especially for caregivers of brain tumor patients. The training focuses on the challenges caregivers face when caring for someone with a brain tumor.
This program is free and open to families, friends, and loved ones of brain tumor patients and survivors. Participants hear presentations by doctors, nurses, neuropsychologists, social workers, physical therapists, lawyers, and more. In addition to learning about brain tumor treatments, managing symptoms, coping with personality changes, legal issues for caregivers, and more, participants have the opportunity to network with other caregivers.
Read more about the workshops in Search newsletter #67:
We Can All Relate: Caregivers Support One Another
Are you a health professional interested in organizing a caregiver training in your community?
You can read more about what is involved by clicking here. Please contact NBTF to receive more information and materials by emailing us or calling us at 800.934.2873.
Here's what past participants have said about the caregiver trainings:
"When I first received the flyer for the class, I thought that I didn't need to attend because I was already living the experience of caring for my wife. The class as it turns out, was a heaven-sent blessing. Not only did I learn useful and timely material, I met other caregivers in similar situations with whom I could 'compare notes' and network with."
"At this time my husband is making steady progress after his surgery. I was grateful for the class, however, in the event of a decline I will be prepared for more effective care."
"Too often a caregiver's own personal and emotional needs are ignored or hidden by the caregivers themselves. Most valuable to me were the speakers who shared their personal experiences of caring for a loved one with a terminal illness."
Past Workshops:
2008
Newport Beach, CA - Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Rochester, NY - University of Rochester
Birmingham, AL - University of Alabama
Tampa, FL - Moffitt Cancer Center
Lebanon, NH - Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Omaha, NE - Alegent Health
Westlake Village, CA - Wellness Community Valley/Ventura
2007
Minneapolis, MN - Abbott Northwestern
Baltimore, MD - Johns Hopkins, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Charlottesville, VA - University of Virginia
Hershey, PA - Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Morgantown, WV - Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center
Chicago, IL - Loyola Medical Center
Atlanta, GA - Winship Cancer Center at Emory University
Lebanon, NH - Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Boston, MA - Brigham & Women's Hospital
St. Paul, MN - John Nasseff Medical Center
Newport Beach, CA - Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Tampa, FL - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Birmingham, AL - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Houston, TX - Methodist Hospital
2006
Seattle, WA - Virginia Mason Medical Center
Hershey, PA - Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Charlottesville, VA - University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
New York, NY - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Fort Worth, TX - Moncrief Cancer Center/Texas Oncology
Austin, TX - Brackenridge Hospital Brain and Spine Institute
Sacramento, CA - Sutter Cancer Center
Chicago, IL - The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Miami, FL - Spanish language program, The University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Newport Beach, CA - Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
2005
New York, NY - Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Baltimore, MD - Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hershey, PA - Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Walnut Creek (San Francisco Bay Area), CA - Sponsored by the Micheal Dunbar Family Charitable Foundation
Charlottesville, VA - University of Virginia Medical Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
(made possible with an unrestricted educational grant from Schering Plough Oncology)
San Antonio, TX - Cancer Therapy and Research Center
2004
Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
Charlottesville, VA - University of Virginia Medical Center
Duarte, CA (Greater Los Angeles area) - City of Hope Hospital
Boston, MA - Massachusetts General Hospital
