DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 8, 2019) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a free workshop for anyone impacted by cancer titled “Cancer Pain Management” on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from 6–7PM at Gilda’s Club (1234 East River Drive, Davenport, Iowa).
Join Serena L Curler MSN/ACNP-BCACHPH for a workshop about cancer pain-management. Cancer can cause pain in many ways: the cancer itself, the treatment and its side-effects, surgery pain, lasting effects from cancer, and its treatment once someone is cancer-free, etc. Cancer can also be treated in many ways: prescription medication, over-the-counter medication, natural remedies, and many more.
This workshop will focus on:
- General principles of pain management for cancer pain
- Different drugs
- Dosing, routes, and frequency
- Side effects
- Opioid crisis as it relates to cancer patients
- Fact clarification about CBD and THC
Anyone impacted by cancer is welcome to attend. Registration is required.
For more details and to register, please call Gilda’s Club at 563-326-7504, emailgc@gildasclubqc.org or visit www.gildasclubqc.org/calendar.
About Gilda’s Club
Free of charge, Gilda’s Club Quad Cities provides support, education and hope to all people affected by cancer. As a Cancer Support Community affiliate, we are part of the largest employer of psychosocial oncology mental health professionals in the United States. Our global network brings the highest quality cancer support to the millions of people touched by cancer.
