April 19 at 4pm Vancouver time - Free Webinar: Mindfulness and Cancer: What is it and how can it help me? 免費網絡研討會：專注和癌症：這是什麼，它能幫助我嗎？

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Register for Dr. Linda Carlson's Free Webinar: Mindfulness and Cancer: What is it and how can it help me? On Tuesday, April 19 at 7pm EST, join Dr. Linda Carlson as she presents Mindfulness and Cancer: What is it and how can it help me? Join Dr. Carlson to learn about: Mindfulness (defined as present-moment nonjudgmental awareness of current experience) How training in mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular for both the general public and for people coping with cancer Our program called Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery, which introduces participants to a range of meditation and yoga techniques to help those living with cancer Our research results showing improvements in stress, depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep and other symptoms in cancer survivors Register Now Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST  Speaker: Dr. Linda Carlson Location: Via the internet and telephone You can test your Internet connection before your Expert Angle webinar session starts by joining a test session here. Speaker - Dr. Linda Carlson Dr. Linda Carlson holds the Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology and is Full Professor in Psychosocial Oncology in the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She is the Director of Research and works as a Clinical Psychologist at the Department of Psychosocial Resources at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Dr. Carlson's research in psychosocial oncology has been published in many high-impact journals and book chapters, and she has received many national and international awards for her work. She published a patient manual in 2010 with Michael Speca entitled: Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery: A step-by-step MBSR approach to help you cope with treatment and reclaim your life, in addition to a professional training manual in 2009 with Shauna Shapiro entitled The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness into psychology and the helping professions. She has published over 150 research papers and book chapters, holds several millions of dollars in grant funding and is regularly invited to present her work at international conferences. Please check our website for updates and information on upcoming Expert Angle webinars.

What is an Expert Angle Webinar? A webinar is an online tool that allows people from across Canada to have an online meeting and discuss important topics, view slide shows and interact with each other. We use a service called GoToMeeting to host these webinars. Expert Angle is a place to exchange info and ideas through a series of webinars. You’ll have the opportunity to get important information on a wide range of topics, ask questions and communicate directly with experts in their respective fields.

*After you’ve finished registering you’ll receive an email with the details on how to participate. *You will be required to download the GoToMeeting software, this may take a few minutes. *You can view the webinar through your PC where you can see the presentation, hear the speaker and ask questions. *If you don’t have access to a PC you can still participate by calling into the 1-800 number and listening to the ongoing discussion. *Only people with access to a PC during the webinar will be able to ask questions. *Registration doesn't guarantee a seat. Only the first 100 registrants to sign into the webinar will be able to participate. So be on time!