OVERVIEW

Virtual Triage Cancer Conference is organized by Triage Cancer and will be held on May 15, 2021.

Timings: 7:30am - 3:30pm PT / 9:30am - 5:30pm CT / 10:30am - 6:30pm ET

Who should attend this FREE online event?
Individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, health care professionals, & advocates will learn about:
• Understanding health insurance, picking a health insurance plan, and appealing denials
• Accessing clinical trials
• How to work through treatment or take time off
• Applying for and appealing disability insurance
• Managing finances, medical bills, and financial help
• Estate planning and medical decision making
• Becoming an empowered patient and Advocate

Accreditation:
For Nurses:
Triage Cancer is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who meet the requirements will be awarded up to 6.5 contact hours.

410 minutes of instruction/60 minutes = 6.5 contact hours

For Social Workers:
Triage Cancer, #1689, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Triage Cancer maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 8/26/20 to 8/26/23. Social workers participating in this course will receive up to 6.5 continuing education credits.

Triage Cancer is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0626. Social Workers completing this course will receive 6.5 contact hours.

This course, Triage Cancer Conference, Approval #212601-1210, provided by Triage Cancer is approved for continuing education by the New Jersey Social Work Continuing Education Approval Collaborative, which is administered by NASW-NJ. CE Approval Collaborative Approval Period: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 through August 31, 2022. New Jersey social workers will receive 6.5 General CE credits for participating in this course.

For Patient Advocates:
Triage Cancer (Provider Code BCPA-ACE2004) 2021 ‘Triage Cancer Conference’ is approved for 7 CEs by the Patient Advocate Certification Board to satisfy the requirements for Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA). Program Approval Code 18114.

For Human Resource Professionals:
Triage Cancer is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Developmental Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. This program is valid for 6 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification.

Description:
Our Triage Cancer Conference is a great resource to share with your patients of all ages and their caregivers, as we will be covering many of the most common legal and practical issues that come up after a cancer diagnosis. No matter your patients’ type of diagnosis, age of diagnosis, or where they are now on the continuum of care, the information shared during the conference is relevant.

Triage Cancer offers a series of FREE educational conferences for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, advocates, and oncology healthcare professionals. Learn valuable information about the legal and practical issues that arise after a cancer diagnosis that can help manage finances and avoid the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis.

Conference Topics:
Triage Cancer Conferences include sessions on:
• Being an Empowered Patient and Advocate
? How to Get More Involved in Cancer Community Advocacy Efforts
• Health Insurance: Understanding Your Options & Using Your Coverage
? Health Insurance Terms You Need to Know
? How to Choose Between Health Insurance Plans
? Making the Most of Your Health Insurance Coverage
? Health Consumer Protections
? Government Health Care Programs (e.g., Medicare & Medicaid)
? What to do When You Lose Coverage Through Your Employer (e.g., COBRA & Marketplace)
? What to Do When an Insurance Company Says No
• Practical Tools for Managing Medical Bills, Your Financial Health, & Estate Documents
? How to Rebuild Your Financial Health
? Where to Access Financial Assistance
? Thinking Creatively About Financial Resources
? What Documents You Need
? Financial Decisions to Protect Your Family
? Making Sure Your Wishes are Honored
? Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney for Financial Affairs
? Advance Health Care Directives, POLST
• Employment Issues: Working Through Treatment and Taking Time Off
? How to Get Help Working Through Treatment or Returning to Work
? Employment Rights as a Caregiver
• Disability Insurance: Options, Applications, & Appeals
? How to Take Time Off and Get Paid
? How to Apply for Disability Insurance
? What to Do When a Disability Insurance Company Says No
…and more!