SUPPORT GROUPS
at George Washington University Medical Center & GWU Medical Faculty Associates
All groups are free and open to the public
Please call the group’s facilitator prior to the meeting date to confirm the meeting time and location as they are subject to change.
Thank you!
Weekly Breast Cancer Support Group (Newly Diagnosed and/in Active Treatment)
When: Every Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Beginning January 18, 2011
Where: First Floor, Katzen Board Room, GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Facilitators: Nancy Meyer, LICSW (202-741-3158 or nmeyer@mfa.gwu.edu) and Jennifer Bires, LGSW
(202-741-2218 or jbires@mfa.gwu.edu)
Breast Cancer Support Group (After Treatment)
When: First Tuesday of every month, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Where: First floor, Cancer Center Board Room, GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Facilitator: Jennifer Bires, LGSW
(202-741-2218 or jbires@mfa.gwu.edu)
Active Treatment - General Cancer Support Group
When: Every Wednesday, 12:30p.m. -1:30p.m.
Where: First floor, Cancer Center Board Room, GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Facilitator: Jennifer Bires, LGSW (202-741-2218 or jbires@mfa.gwu.edu)
Caregivers' Support Group – for family members and friends who are involved with cancer patients
You are invited to come and share common concerns, get and give advice, and learn coping skills.
When: Third Tuesday of every month (with minor variations), 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Where: First floor, Cancer Center Board Room, GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Facilitator: Jennifer Bires, LGSW (202-741-2218 or jbires@mfa.gwu.edu)
Look Good...Feel Better - a program for women undergoing treatment for any type of cancer
When: TBD, 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
Where: First floor, Cancer Center Board Room, GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Facilitator: Jennifer Bires, LGSW (202-741-2218 or jbires@mfa.gwu.edu)
Prostate Cancer Support Group - for men, their families and significant others
When: Second Tuesday of every month, 6:00p.m.-7:30p.m.
Where: First floor, Cancer Center Board Room, GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Facilitator: Jennifer Bires, LGSW (202-741-2218 or jbires@mfa.gwu.edu)
Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Brain Tumor Support Group
When: First Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Where: First floor, Room 1-402, GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Facilitator: Jeff Schanz (202-616-4669 or 703-836-2276)
Support Group for Children Whose Parent or Grandparent Has Cancer
When: Rotating Schedule
Facilitators: Jennifer Bires, LGSW, Katy Dolan, RN, Theo Wyche, RN
Contact: jbires@mfa.gwu.edu to register, or call 202-741-2218
GWU Medical Faculty Associates (MFA), 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Wash., D. C. 20037
(Discounted parking is available after 5 p.m. in the garage directly below the MFA.)