2 Free Events and Webinars from Penn Medicine and Oncolink

Join Penn Medicine and Oncolink for two free presentations about healthcare coverage including the Affordability Care Act and Medicare Open Enrollment on Friday, October 25.

Both events take place at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC).

What People with Cancer Need to Know About Medicare Open Enrollment

• Date: Friday, October 25
• Time: Noon to 1:30 pm
• Location: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC), 51 North 39th Street, Heart and Vascular Pavilion Auditorium, 1st floor

Medicare Open Enrollment is the one time a year that Medicare recipients can make changes to their coverage. This workshop will help you understand the terminology, out of pocket expenses, communicating with your insurance company and much, much more. If you are looking for ways to maximize your coverage and minimize your costs, this workshop is for you.

This workshop will be presented by Christina Bach, oncology social worker at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and OncoLink.

Light refreshments will be served and parking in the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center garage will be available for $2.00.

Please call 215-662-8785 to register or for more information.

The Impact of the Affordable Care Act for Cancer Patients: It’s a Game Changer

• Date: Friday, October 25
• Time: 2 to 3 pm
• Location: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, 51 North 39th Street, Heart and Vascular Pavilion Auditorium, 1st floor

How does the Affordable Care Act make care more accessible for those with a chronic illness or pre-existing condition? This workshop will help you understand the basics of the law, the types of plans offered and how they will be managed, how to compare costs and get coverage and debunk some of the common myths.

This workshop will be presented by Christina Bach, oncology social worker at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and OncoLink.

Light refreshments will be served and parking in the PPMC garage will be available for $2.00.

Please call 215-662-8785 to register or for more information.

View it on the Web

Can’t come in person?

Visit www.oncolink.org/webchat to join the workshop live from the Internet or watch a replay later.

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Celebrating a Cancer-versary

Wedding anniversaries, birthdays, remembering the day you first did something special… these anniversaries are annual reminders of special dates, cherished memories, or proud accomplishments.

However, for people with cancer, there are dates they might want to forget-getting a diagnosis, experiencing a first treatment, or getting bad news.

In this blog, Carolyn Vachani, RN, MSN, discusses her own “cancerversary” and how she faces the annual reminder of her cancer diagnosis.

How do you cope with your own cancerversary?

Read more about Carolyn and her story here.

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Create Your Personal Emergency Kit

 

What if something happened to you tomorrow? Would your loved ones know where you keep your important papers, information about accounts, how to access your phone?

Join Oncolink TODAY at Noon ET for a webchat about planning for the unexpected.

There is more to consider than just the legal aspects of getting your affairs in order.

Get prepared! You never know when you or your family may need it.

Register for this OncoLink webchat here. 

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Oncolink's New Look – Improved Navigation for Cancer Information

Just in time to celebrate its 18th anniversary, OncoLink®, a free cancer information website developed by experts at Penn's Abramson Cancer Center has launched a redesigned website based on the search habits and feedback from patients, caregivers and health care providers who use the site.

Enhanced, interactive features provide access to the most up-to-date information on all types of cancer allows users to develop personalized survivorship plans and review the latest cancer research more easily.

Recent changes to the site include enhanced interactive tools for patients, including:

• What's My Risk: A program designed to help users learn about factors that determine their personal risk of many types of cancer and what they can do to decrease that risk.
• LIVESTRONG® Care Plan: Online tool that provides cancer survivors, their family members or their health care provider with an easy-to-follow roadmap for managing their health as they finish treatment and transition to life as a cancer survivor.
• Clinical Trials Matching Service: A search tool that helps patients quickly learn about and evaluate research studies across the nation for which they may be eligible. A telephone matching service is also available.

The new site also offers a comprehensive section for healthcare professional, which includes:

• Nurses Notes: Resources for nurses including patient handouts, newsletters and practice information.
• Patient Education Center: Free handouts covering side effects, medications and procedures.
• Conferences: Coverage of the annual scientific meetings of the oncology societies, and a calendar of global cancer-related meetings.
• OncoLink University: Teaching guides for students at all levels and a core oncology-related course for medical students entitled MD2B.

Take a tour of the new and improved Oncolink.

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