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Helping Teachers and Educators Support Siblings of Children with Cancer

CancerCare Connect Workshop
Date: October 08, 09
Brochure: 2009SiblingsofChildrenwithCancer.pdf - 112.98K

Free Connect® Education Workshop
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET
Expert speakers will discuss how siblings are affected by the pediatric cancer experience, signs to looks for, practical tips for how to best support siblings at school, and much more.

Featured speakers for this program are:
Melanie Goldish, Executive Director, SuperSibs!

Michelle Oddi, RN, BSN, Young Adult Sibling, Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Joan Fedota, EdD, LCSW, Assistant Dean, National College of Education, National-Louis University

Jordan Sonnenblick, Former Teacher, Award Winning Author of Sibling Story: Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie

Julia Little, MSW, Project Coordinator, CancerCare for Kids®.

This workshop is free – no phone charges apply. To register, simply go to the CancerCare website at www.cancercare.org/connect.












 

International Pediatric Brain Tumor Conference

Chicago, Illinois
Date: June 29, 08

Children?s Memorial Hospital in Chicago is hosting the 13th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology June 29 - July 2, 2008.

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