CORRECTION Re: Support Meeting for Cancer Survivors & Caregivers - August 4, 2011

[Commonwealth Cancer Association]

The correct web address for the nonprofit organization Aging with Dignity (referenced in the email below) is www.agingwithdignity.org .  My apologies!

Tina Sablan

Program Manager, CCA

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Commonwealth Cancer Association <c...@ccamarianas.org> wrote:

Support Meeting for Cancer Survivors & Caregivers - August 4, 2011

All people facing cancer, their family members, and other caregivers are invited to the next monthly support meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Fiesta Resort, starting at 5:30pm.  This month's support meeting will begin with a presentation by the Division of Public Health's new Medical Director, Dr. Daniel Lamar.  Dr. Lamar is a certified internal physician who has practiced medicine in the CNMI in both the private and public sectors since 1993.  His new role as Medical Director involves overseeing the CNMI's public health programs, including those related to the screening, prevention, and control of cancer and other chronic, non-communicable diseases.  Dr. Lamar will be providing an overview of his plans for these programs, and updates on the development of the CNMI's new healthcare corporation.  His presentation will be followed by break-out discussions in two groups: survivors and caregivers.  

For more information or to RSVP, please contact CCA at 682-0050 or email c...@ccamarianas.org , or call the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program at 236-8728. 

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In addition, I am including in this email the following information presented at last month's support meeting, which began with a discussion on palliative care: 

1)  Link to Public Law 17-35, the Medical Consent Act, which recognizes the right of adults to make decisions as to their own medical care, including the right to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment and was signed into law last March.  Visit  http://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/public_laws/17/pl17-35.pdf  

2)  Link to Aging with Dignity , a national nonprofit organization that aims to "affirm and safeguard the human dignity of individuals as they age and to promote better care for those near the end of life".  The website includes information about advance healthcare directives, also known as living wills. Visit www.agingwithdignity.org .

3)  Handouts from the American Cancer Society palliative care workshop last month - "Quick Tips When Talking with Your Doctor" and "The First Class Nutrition Program" (attached)

Many thanks to Joanne Ogo, Program Manager for the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, for her presentation.

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Thanks very much and have a nice weekend,

Tina Sablan      

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Program Manager
Commonwealth Cancer Association
PO Box 7997 SVRB
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 682-0050
(670) 285-3935
c...@ccamarianas.org
www.ccamarianas.org

Awareness ~ Education ~ Hope

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Program Manager
Commonwealth Cancer Association
PO Box 7997 SVRB
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 682-0050
(670) 285-3935
c...@ccamarianas.org
www.ccamarianas.org

Awareness ~ Education ~ Hope