Navigating Oral Therapy in Breast Cancer: Practice Strategies to Promote Medication Adherence

Video Library published on November 9, 2022 in Breast Cancer
Robert J. Ferguson, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Madelaine C. Kuiper, NP
Hematology Oncology
UCLA Health System
Santa Monica, CA
Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Director, Center for Breast Cancer
Chief, Breast Medical Oncology
Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, CT

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) and Eli Lilly and Company Medical Affairs are pleased to present a live webinar designed to facilitate conversations with patients regarding adherence to breast cancer treatments. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in a live Q&A following the presentation.

Attendees will be able to:

  • Describe the role of the nurse navigator within the multidisciplinary team in supporting medication adherence & persistence
  • Identify modifiable factors associated with medication non-adherence amenable to nursing intervention
  • Apply evidence-based psychological approaches to support medication adherence in clinical practice
  • Construct strategies to improve adherence & persistence in practice using a breast cancer case study

Speakers

Robert J. Ferguson, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Madelaine C. Kuiper, NP
Hematology Oncology
UCLA Health System
Santa Monica, CA

Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Director, Center for Breast Cancer
Chief, Breast Medical Oncology
Yale Cancer Center
New Haven, CT

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