Lectures, Events & Webinars
Education and community outreach are an important aspect of the cancer prevention, treatment and survivorship services we offer at Torrance Memorial Hunt Cancer Institute, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Cancer. From one-time events to weekly or monthly programs to annual observances, we offer a busy calendar of interesting, informative and even interactive events for the South Bay community.
Local Programs
Managing Late & Long Term Effects of Cancer Therapy
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Speaker: Susan Starr, Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Director of Integrative Oncology TMPN Cancer Care
Join us for a presentation that will provide important information on managing late and long-term effects of cancer therapy with a focus on Integrative Oncology Strategies to help manage these side effects.
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Webinars
Ask the Experts Featuring Isabella Ferrari, MCN, CSO, RDN, LDN/Pregunte a los Expertos con Isabella Ferrari, MCN, CSO, RDN, LDN, Doherty Nutrition
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 | Martes, 3 de Octubre, 2023 10:00 AM PT
Pregunte a los Expertos con Isabella Ferrari, MCN, CSO, RDN, LDN | Cancer and Careers
Cancer+ Careers presents their Ask the Experts series, which is an open, interactive online forum designed to provide our community with knowledge and insights to their work-related concerns. Each session will focus on a work and cancer related topic, guided by an expert in that field. It’s a special opportunity to hear their thoughts, get guidance and have your questions answered live! During this session, Isabella Ferrari, a registered Dietitian with an Oncology Nutrition Specialization, will answer your questions on planning healthy and affordable meals, boosting immunity, managing weight, minimizing side effects, and developing strategies for eating well at work and beyond. What strategies can help people stay within a set budget for groceries, but also prepare nutritious meals? What are some food-related choices you can make at work (and home) to help them manage treatment side effects? What are some foods that can help promote a sense of calmness and boost immunity during this time? Isabella will address these issues and so much more!
Nuestra serie Pregunte a los Expertos (Ask the Experts, en ingles) es un foro en línea abierto e interactivo diseñado para brindar a nuestra comunidad conocimientos y perspectivas sobre sus preocupaciones relacionadas con el trabajo. Cada sesión se centrará en el tema del trabajo y el cáncer, guiada por un experto en ese campo. Es una oportunidad especial para escuchar sus pensamientos, obtener orientación y obtener respuestas a sus preguntas en vivo. Durante esta sesión, Isabella Ferrari, dietista con una especialización en nutrición oncológica, responderá sus preguntas sobre cómo planificar comidas saludables y asequibles, aumentar la inmunidad, controlar el peso, minimizar los efectos secundarios y desarrollar estrategias para comer bien en el trabajo y más allá. ¿Qué estrategias pueden ayudar a las personas a mantenerse dentro de un presupuesto establecido para alimentos, pero también a preparar comidas nutritivas? ¿Cuáles son algunas elecciones relacionadas con los alimentos que puede hacer en el trabajo (y en el hogar) para ayudarlos a controlar los efectos secundarios del tratamiento? ¿Cuáles son algunos alimentos que pueden ayudar a promover una sensación de calma y aumentar la inmunidad durante este tiempo? ¡Isabella abordará estos problemas y mucho más!
Balancing Work & Cancer Webinar: Communicating Effectively Part 2
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:00 PM PT
Cancer+ Careers presents the second of two sessions focused on communication. The ability to communicate clearly at work can make all the difference in success and achieving your goals. Communicating with coworkers, supervisors, and others in the workplace following a cancer diagnosis can be nuanced and can require some strategy. Discussion includes best practices for using social media and other online platforms to create an online brand, tips and techniques for having conversations at work and when looking for a new job, and looking at job search through a communications lens. Speaker: Rachel Becker, LMSW, Deputy Director, Cancer and Careers. To register, click here
Ask the Experts Featuring Nieves Cuervo, MD/Pregunte a los Expertos con Nieves Cuervo, MD
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:00 AM PT | Martes, 10 de Octubre, 2023 10:00 AM PT
Pregunte a los Expertos | Cancer and Careers - Cancer and Careers
Our Ask the Experts series is an open, interactive online forum designed to provide our community with knowledge and insights to their work-related concerns. Each session will focus on a work and cancer related topic, guided by an expert in that field. It’s a special opportunity to hear their thoughts, get guidance and have your questions answered live! During this session, Dr. Nieves Cuervo, will answer your questions related to balancing mental health and work demands. What are some of the best ways to manage complicated emotions that come after a diagnosis at work? How can you identify and understand your limits while working from home or returning to the office? Dr. Cuervo will address these issues and so much more!
Nuestra serie Pregunte a los Expertos (Ask the Experts, en ingles) es un foro en línea abierto e interactivo diseñado para brindar a nuestra comunidad conocimientos y perspectivas sobre sus preocupaciones relacionadas con el trabajo. Cada sesión se centrará en el tema del trabajo y el cáncer, guiada por un experto en ese campo. Es una oportunidad especial para escuchar sus pensamientos, obtener orientación y obtener respuestas a sus preguntas en vivo. Durante esta sesión, la Dra. Nieves Cuervo, especialista en Psiquiatría, responderá a sus preguntas relacionadas con el equilibrio entre la salud mental y las demandas laborales. ¿Cuáles son algunas de las mejores maneras de manejar las emociones complicadas que surgen después de un diagnóstico en el trabajo? ¿Cómo puede identificar y comprender sus límites mientras trabaja desde casa o regresa a la oficina? ¡La Dra. Cuervo abordará estos problemas y mucho más!
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Treatment Updates
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 10:30 to 11:30 am PT
Presented by CancerCare, topics will include an overview of metastatic breast cancer; current standard of care; new & emerging treatment approaches; updates on clinical trials; how clinical research increases your treatment options; biomarkers, diagnostic testing & technologies: why they are important in informing treatment decisions; preventing & managing treatment side effects, symptoms, discomfort & pain; communicating with your health care team about quality-of-life concerns; guidelines to prepare for telehealth/telemedicine appointments, including technology, prepared list of questions & open-notes discussion; questions for a panel of experts. Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast. For more information or to register, please call the Hopeline at 800-813-HOPE (4673) or contact Sam Fortune, LCSW, at sfortune@cancercare.org.
Health Insurance and Open Enrollment
October 12, 2023 12:00-13:00 PT
Presented by the Cancer Legal Resource Center, a program of the Disability Rights Legal Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit engaged in advocacy people with disabilities, the Know Your Rights Webinar Series is created by attorneys for people affected by cancer. Topics will include Open Enrollment concerns and health insurance appeals. For more information or to register, click here
Progress in the Treatment of Endometrial Cancer
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 10:30 – 11:30 am PT
Presented by CancerCare, topics will include an overview of an overview of endometrial cancer, including diagnosing and staging; current standard of care; new treatment approaches; new treatment for metastatic endometrial cancer; the role of precision medicine, targeted treatments & immunotherapy; the important role of the pathologist; genetic & biomarker testing; clinical trials: how research increases treatment options; managing treatment side effects, symptoms, discomfort & pain; the benefits of communicating with your health care team; guidelines to prepare for telehealth/telemedicine appointments, including technology & prepared questions; quality-of-life concerns; questions for a panel of experts. Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast. For more information or to register, please call the Hopeline at 800-813-HOPE (4673) or contact Sam Fortune, LCSW, at sfortune@cancercare.org.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and African American Women
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 10:30-11:30 am PT
Presented by CancerCare, topics will include an overview of triple negative breast cancer, in the context of covid & seasonal flu; the difference in triple negative breast cancer for black/African American women; triple negative breast cancer & African American women; the role of surgery; precision medicine & treatment sequencing; current standard of care; new treatment approaches; clinical trial updates; how clinical trial participation contributes to treatment options; tips to manage treatment side effects, symptoms, neuropathy, discomfort & pain; follow-up care plan; key questions to ask your health care team about quality-of-life concerns; guidelines to prepare for telehealth/telemedicine appointments, including technology, prepared list of questions & discussion of open-notes; follow-up appointments; and questions for a panel of experts. Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast. For more information or to register, please call the Hopeline at 800-813-HOPE (4673) or contact Sam Fortune, LCSW, at sfortune@cancercare.org.
Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Strategies to Cope
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 10:30 – 11:30 am PT
Presented by CancerCare, topics will include updates on the treatment of metastatic triple negative breast cancer, in the context of covid & seasonal flu; novel treatment therapies; clinical trial updates; how research offers additional treatment options; biomarkers, diagnostic testing & genomics: why they are so important; the role of precision medicine in improving treatment decisions; sequencing of treatments; tips to prevent & manage treatment side effects, symptoms, discomfort & pain; guidelines to prepare for telehealth/telemedicine appointments, including technology, prepared list of questions & discussion of open-notes; key questions to ask your health care team, including lifestyle & quality-of-life concerns; practical strategies to cope with metastatic triple negative breast cancer; how to find the financial, emotional & social supports to cope; questions for a panel of experts. Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast. For more information or to register, please call the Hopeline at 800-813-HOPE (4673) or contact Sam Fortune, LCSW, at sfortune@cancercare.org.
From Diagnosis to Survivorship: Addressing Recurrence Risk And Quality of Life
Thursday, October 26/2023 4:00 pm PT
Thursday November 2, 2023 4:00 pm PT
Presented by Living Beyond Breast Cancer, this two-part webinar series will focus on understanding what happens after active treatment, what therapies are available to reduce risk of recurrence, and how to manage side-effects.
- The first part of the webinar series, Decrease Your Risk of Recurrence, will focus on the ongoing therapies available to reduce the risk for recurrence with particular attention paid to people with high-risk early breast cancer. Session experts will explore: anti-estrogen therapies and CDK4/6 inhibitors, anti-HER2 targeting therapies, TNBC therapies such as PARP inhibitors, and tests that help predict whether such treatments are possible or under study to monitor possible recurrence. This virtual program is free of cost and will be held on October 26, 2023.
- The second part of the webinar series, Managing Side Effects, will focus on menopausal side effects caused by a variety of breast cancer treatments. Session experts will explore: menopausal side effects caused by anti-estrogen therapies such as tamoxifen, AIs, and ovarian suppression, and sexual side effects. This virtual program is free of cost and will be held on November 2, 2023.
For more information or to register, please click here
Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Current Treatment Advances
Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 10:30 – 11:30 am PT
Presented by CancerCare, topics will include an overview of the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer, in the context of covid & seasonal flu; the role of precision medicine; new & emerging treatments for metastatic prostate cancer; advances in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer; the role of chemotherapy, radiation oncology & targeted treatments; updates on the treatment & care of bone metastases; the importance of clinical trials; how clinical trials contribute to your treatment options; tips to manage treatment side effects, discomfort & pain; the role of physical activity; guidelines to prepare for telehealth/telemedicine appointments with your health care team, including technology, prepared list of questions & discussion of open-notes; key questions to ask your health care team about quality-of-life concerns; questions for a panel of experts. Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast. For more information or to register, please call the Hopeline at 800-813-HOPE (4673) or contact Sam Fortune, LCSW, at sfortune@cancercare.org.
Events
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Torrance Memorial offers ongoing promotion of breast cancer awareness, screening and early detection. To learn more about your risk for breast cancer, lifestyle strategies that may reduce risk and recommended screening, contact the Cancer Resource Center at 310-517-7077. Through the Torrance Memorial Speakers Bureau, nurses with advanced training in breast health are available to provide lectures to community groups on breast cancer prevention, treatment and survivorship. To learn about activities scheduled in October to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, contact the Breast Health Nurses at the Breast Diagnostic Center at 310-784-6335.
Breast Self-Examination Training
If you are a woman, you owe yourself a visit to the Torrance Memorial Breast Diagnostic Center for free breast self-examination training by a registered nurse who is a Certified Breast Self-Exam Trainer and specializes in all aspects of breast health. Classes are offered throughout the year. Free of charge but reservations required. Contact the Breast Health Navigator at Torrance Memorial Breast Diagnostic Center at 310-784-6335 for more information.
Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach
The Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach offers support groups and free educational programs for cancer patients, and their families and loved-ones. Check out their website for South Bay activities.
South Bay Survivorship Consortium Lectures
The South Bay Cancer Survivorship Consortium offers lectures on a variety of oncology-related topics throughout the year. For more information or to be placed on our mailing list, contact the Cancer Resource Center at 310-517-7077.
Torrance Memorial Health Education
The Torrance Memorial Health Education department offers a wide array of classes, activities and lectures to encourage wellness and healthy living.
