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OCRA’s foundational level Workshops and science-related Staying Current sessions are designed to provide you with information to enhance your cancer understanding.
Based on where you are in your cancer experience, you are likely to have many questions about your diagnosis and how to cope with it. These workshops are designed to give you in-depth information, resources, and support, with a focus on helping you learn how to advocate for yourself and improve your confidence and sense of control, no matter where you are in your treatment experience.
Are you in crisis? If you need help due to a medical emergency, please call 911 and notify your physician. If you are feeling suicidal or are having an emotional emergency, please call or text the suicide prevention hotline at 988 or visit https://988lifeline.org.
Advance Care Planning is a 3-part series of workshops that aims to help patients navigate medical, legal, financial, and end-of-life planning with clarity and confidence. This series offers practical guidance on healthcare decision-making, financial preparation, legacy planning, and emotional considerations, while creating space for reflection and values-based conversation. Participants will learn to document their wishes, strategies to communicate effectively with their providers, and make informed choices aligned with their personal goals. Throughout the series, we emphasize empowerment, dignity, and the idea that planning is not about expecting the worst but about protecting what matters most. Join one or all three sessions based on your needs. All times listed are in Eastern time.
NOTE: Sessions are open to patients/survivors and loved ones/caregivers only.
Session 1 will focus on understanding the concept of goals of care. Participants explore how personal values influence medical decisions, and palliative care integration. The session will also address communication strategies and fertility or life planning considerations when relevant. By the end of the session, participants gain a clear understanding of how to initiate meaningful conversations with loved ones and providers and better determine their goals for care. This session will be interactive.
November 2, 2-3 pm ET
Facilitated by Liza Lundgren, LCSW and Heather Held
Session #2 will focus on financial and legal planning to support your medical decisions. Participants are introduced to documents such as durable powers of attorney for financial, digital, and medical matters; advance directives, healthcare proxies, POLST forms, wills; trusts; disability insurance; life insurance; and planning for dependents or pets. The session also covers organizing important information for easy access and preparing memorial preferences. The goal of this session is to reduce uncertainty and stress by ensuring that practical matters are addressed in advance, providing stability for patients. This session will be interactive.
November 9, 2-3 pm ET
Facilitated by Liza Lundgren, LCSW and Heather Held
Session 3 will explore hospice care, palliative care, end-of-life considerations, and legacy planning. Participants will learn the differences between hospice and palliative care, when each may be appropriate, and how to evaluate options based on personal goals. The session also addresses emotional preparation, ethical considerations, and tools such as life review or LifeWorks reflection exercises. This final session emphasizes that planning is an act of love, dignity, and intentional living, allowing individuals to shape not only their care but also the meaning and memory of their lives. This session will be interactive.
November 16, 2-3 pm ET
Facilitated by Liza Lundgren, LCSW and Heather Held
Ovarian Cancer 101 is a 4-part series of workshops that aims to give you the foundational knowledge necessary to be your best advocate with ovarian cancer. A basic overview of ovarian cancer types and staging, standards of care, genetic and biomarker testing, and clinical trial essentials will be covered. Come to one or all four of the sessions based on your educational needs. All times listed are in Eastern time.
NOTE: Sessions are open to patients/survivors and loved ones/caregivers only.
Endometrial/Uterine Cancer 101 is a 4-part series of workshops that aims to give you the foundational knowledge necessary to be your best advocate with endometrial cancer and/or uterine sarcoma. This series will provide a basic review of endometrial cancer and uterine sarcoma types and staging, standards of care, genetic and biomarker testing, and clinical trial essentials. Come to one or all four of the sessions based on your educational needs. All times are listed in Eastern time.
NOTE: Sessions are open to patients/survivors and loved ones/caregivers only.
Survivorship focuses on the health and wellbeing of a person with cancer starting from the time of diagnosis. These Survivorship workshops are a 3-part series that aim to provide discussion and information for gynecological cancer patients. It will provide information and conversation around topics including redefining your identity after diagnosis, managing late effects from treatment, managing fear and how to look forward, and overall wellness. Come to one or all three of the sessions based on your needs through your survivor journey. These interactive sessions will be held on Mondays from 2-3 pm ET.
Note: Sessions are open to patients/survivors only.
Please join OCRA’s Senior Director of Treatment Access and Scientific Education, Anne Mette Buhl, PhD, and a group of your peers to learn the latest information about gynecologic cancer treatment options. Topics will include the current standard of care, the science behind treatment interventions, and new therapies currently being investigated in clinical trials. The sessions will be interactive, and general questions can be submitted in advance.
NOTE: Sessions are open to patients/survivors and loved ones/caregivers only.
Please join OCRA’s Senior Director of Treatment Access and Scientific Education, Anne Mette Buhl, PhD, and a group of your peers to learn the latest information about endometrial cancer treatment options. Topics will include the current standard of care, the science behind treatment interventions, and new therapies currently being investigated in clinical trials.
November 3 from 11-12:30 pm ET – Register
December 1 from 11-12:30 pm ET – Register
Community Agreements have been developed to protect you and all participants, and the sanctity and privacy of these groups. Adherence to these agreements is required to attend our Workshops.
To ensure participant safety in our programs, we require you to share your full name, address, email, phone number, and agree to these Community Agreements.
We recommend you register at least 24 hours in advance, but no later than 15 minutes in advance of the Workshop series. Your meeting link will be provided upon registration. If you have not received your meeting link by the morning of the session, please contact erakos@ocrahope.org during business hours for assistance.
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