Odessa Williams, NP, ANCC

Panelists discuss how a patient navigated her treatment journey at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), detailing the specific treatments received, her responses to those treatments, and her active participation in the shared decision-making process regarding her care.

Panelists discuss how education and resources are provided to patients with breast cancer upon diagnosis, highlighting the importance of tailoring educational approaches to individual needs and preferences, and they also explore the various courses, books, and resources that patients have found helpful in their self-education journey.

Panelists discuss how a patient experienced care coordination during treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), detailing the health care professionals involved, the integration of services such as wound care and integrative medicine, and the positive impact of a team-based approach on her treatment experience and confidence in her care.

Panelists discuss how effective care coordination at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) involves a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals working collaboratively to optimize the patient’s journey from diagnosis through treatment and follow-up, highlighting the essential role of nurse practitioners in this process.

Panelists discuss how a patient navigated her recurrent breast cancer diagnosis, detailing the symptoms, referral process, diagnostic tests, treatment considerations, and the concerns faced throughout the journey, while also examining the steps taken to confirm her HER2+ diagnosis.

Panelists discuss how a patient navigated her recurrent breast cancer diagnosis, detailing the symptoms, referral process, diagnostic tests, treatment considerations, and the concerns faced throughout the journey, while also examining the steps taken to confirm her HER2+ diagnosis.

Panelists provide a brief overview of breast cancer, discussing typical presentations of advanced breast cancer; key risk factors such as age, gender, and family history; various subtypes of the disease; and the essential steps in diagnosing, risk assessing, and staging patients.