Calendar

Apr
30
Tue
Meditation and Relaxation Group @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - 3rd Floor Meditation Room
Apr 30 @ 10:30 am – 10:50 am

A guided meditation, relaxation, and guided imagery group to help ease stress and improve coping. Open to patients, loved ones, and staff.

May
2
Thu
Caregivers Journaling Support Group @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - Room 1604
May 2 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Support-flowers

A journaling support group for family and friends of cancer patients. Discover the healing power of writing to express thoughts and feelings. No prior writing experience needed; spelling and grammar do not matter. This group is offered in partnership with Cancer Support Now.

May
3
Fri
Mosaiq Navigation Course @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - Room 1048
May 3 @ 9:00 am – 9:45 am

This course offers the basic navigation of Mosaiq Application to include the following:

  • Setting up the Home screen
  • Adding additional tabs
  • Viewing all patient notes
  • Customizing patient chart tabs
  • Navigating schedules to include daily, weekly views.
  • Changing the dates
  • Customizing the toolbar with shortcut items.
  • Clinician worksheet navigation (Provider related)
May
6
Mon
Survivors Writing Together @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - Room 1048
May 6 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

 

A journaling support group for individuals who have a current and/or past cancer diagnosis. Discover the healing power of writing to express thoughts and feelings. No prior writing experience needed; spelling & grammar do not matter. This group is offered in partnership with Cancer Support Now.

Cancer Support Group @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - Room 3604
May 6 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

A brief educational session followed by time for sharing and support; open to patients, survivors and loved ones. This support group is offered in partnership with Cancer Support Now.

May
7
Tue
Meditation and Relaxation Group @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - 3rd Floor Meditation Room
May 7 @ 10:30 am – 10:50 am

A guided meditation, relaxation, and guided imagery group to help ease stress and improve coping. Open to patients, loved ones, and staff.

Phase 1 Clinical Working Group @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - Room 3604
May 7 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

As always:  These dates, times, and locations are subject to change – sometimes at short notice. Don’t hesitate to contact Karen directly if you have any questions.

Gastrointestinal CWG @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - Room 1048
May 7 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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Clinical Leader, Fa Chyi Lee, MD
Basic Science Leader, Ashwani Rajput, MD

May
8
Wed
Mission Nutrition @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - Room 1604
May 8 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Healthy Eating During Cancer Treatment

Feel better during your treatment by learning to maintain your weight and muscle. You may also respond to treatment better, have fewer breaks in your treatment and might even keep the cancer from coming back.
Offered by the UNM Cancer Center’s Patient & Family Services.

May
9
Thu
The Art of the Scarf @ UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center - Room 1604
May 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

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Is your wig hot, itchy, painful, or all three? Do you want to find creative, colorful ways to cover and protect your head, while helping you feel beautiful? If you have hair loss due to chemotherapy and/or radiation treatments, this class can help you learn The Art of the Scarf.

In this class, we will cover:

  • how to select the right size, shape and color of scarf
  • multiple ways to wrap, twist and tie scarves
  • looks for day and evening

The workshop is open to all patients, survivors with long-term hair loss, and caregivers. It is offered free of charge.

Please bring a scarf or two of your own to practice with. Class size is limited to eight participants. Call Eileen to reserve your space at 925-1114.

Eileen Bilynsky is a patient navigator with the American Cancer Society. She has helped many people manage the impact of their cancer for more than five years. In her work, Eileen has helped women find creative ways to manage the effects of hair loss with a variety of head-covering options.