Calendar of Events
Free Upcoming CancerCare Connect Education Workshops™
CancerCare, in collaboration with AOSW, offers telephone and online workshops on a variety of cancer-related topics. These programs are free of charge and many provide continuing education credit for participating social workers. Unless otherwise noted, all workshops take place from 1:30 – 2:30 pm Eastern Standard Time. For details and to register, please visit CancerCare at www.cancercare.org/connect.
Gilda's Club of Grand Rapids now offers a monthly Colorectal and Related Cancers support group
More information
Freedom from smoking 7- week group class, developed by the American Lung Assocation. Upcoming schedule
HPV can affect anyone. Come to this FREE showing of the documentary and panel discussion after to learn from local experts how you can protect your children's health for now and the future!
Webinar- Breaking News in Breast and Ovarian Cancer and What Should I Make of It? ~ Dr. Deanna Attai, UCLA Health Burbank Breast Care and Dr. Sharyn Lewin, Holy Name Medical Center
HPV can affect anyone. Come to this FREE showing of the documentary and panel discussion after to learn from local experts how you can protect your children's health for now and the future!
2018 Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) Training - Health professionals who treat people for tobacco dependence and others with an interest in tobacco and health, should attend this training. Successfully completing this UMass TTS training program will satisfy the training component requirement for the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice (NCTTP)
Monday, September 10 - Thursday, September 13, 2018
Cadillac, MI
Registration information
Webinar- Reducing the Stigma: What People Struggling with Addiction Want Clinicians to Know - Presented by Judge Linda Davis, Chairperson of the Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Commision
Judge Davis will share the understanding of epidemic from the perspective of the patient, including the challenges and barriers to seeking treatment.
Objectives: Discuss why addiction is a disease affecting all races, genders and backgrounds; Explain why people struggling with addiction deserve empathy; Discuss how reducing the stigma of addiction helps to reduce barriers to recovery.
This webinar has been approved for one CME for physicians and one CE for nursing.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
More information and registration
8th ACCESS Arab Health Summit - A Global Call to Action on Health Equity and Social Justice
Sunday, September 16 - Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC
Registration
MCC Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Michigan Public Health Institute
Okemos, MI
8th Annual Men's Health Event 20XVIII
Saturday, September 29, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m..
Ford Field
More information
Cancer: Genetics, Genomics and Your Practice - Identifying Patients at Increased Risk of Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
Saturday, September 29, 2018
8:00
- 1:30 p.m.
TPC Michigan
One Nicklaus Drive
Dearborn, MI 48120
For more information, please contact Angie Trepanier atrepani@med.wayne.edu
Wayne State University, School of Medicine : Symposium on Frintiers in Medicine and Science
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Scott Hall, Blue Auditorium
540 E Canfield
Detroit, MI 48201
Further information, including speakers and registration
Save the Date: 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Oncology Symposium ~
Friday, October 19, 2018
7:00 a.m. - .3:00 p.m.
Westin Southfield
1500 Town Center
Southfiled, MI 48075
Registration information to come
Tobacco Free Michigan meeting/training
Friday, October 26, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
East Lansing Hannah Community Center
819 Abbot Rd
East Lansing, MI
Additional information to follow
MCC Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
The Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
East Lansing, MI
... more events coming soon ...
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If you have an MCC-related meeting or event you would like included in the calendar, please email us at info@michigancancer.org. This calendar is provided as a service to MCC members. Listing on this calendar does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of events by the MCC.