The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
YMCA cancer survival workshop March 21
Cancer survivorship begins at the time of diagnosis and focuses on an individual’s overall health and wellbeing. On Tuesday, March 21, Debra Walz of Oneida Health’s Cancer Center will conduct a workshop to help patients and families understand how to move forward after diagnosis and treatment.
The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Oneida YMCA, 701 Seneca St.
The Wellness Speaker Series, sponsored by Excellus Bluecross Blueshield, is free. Registration is not required for the workshop. Food and beverages will be provided.
Walz will discuss what survivorship means for patients from a cancer diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.
Walz will also explain available program options available through Oneida Health’s “Stay Strong” Survivorship Program in partnership with the Oneida Family YMCA. She received her master’s degree in nursing from Columbia University School of Nursing as an oncology nurse practitioner and women’s health nurse practitioner.
Walz is board certified as an advanced oncology-certified nurse practitioner and women’s health nurse practitioner. She has also received additional training in “Patient Navigation” by Harold P. Freeman, and “Cancer Survivorship and Rehab” through Oncology Rehab Partners.
Additional seminars in the series will include:
• Precision Medicine: Using Pharmacogenomics and Nutrigenomics to Guide Your Health — Thursday, April 6, 12:30 p.m.
• Getting Prepared for a Healthy Lifestyle — Tuesday, April 18, 12:30 p.m.
• Healthy Bones for Life: All About Osteoporosis — Wednesday, May 3, 12:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact Madison Robinson, Health and Fitness Coordinator for the Oneida branch of the YMCA of the Greater Tri-valley, 315-363-778, or visit our website www.ymcatrivalley.org.
Walz will discuss what survivorship means for patients from a cancer diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.