Lecture Details - Overview
School of Breast Oncology Online
Release Date: December 12, 2008|
Expiration Date: September 30, 2009
Dec 1, 2008 - Sep 30, 2009, Atlanta, GA
Lecture Overview
Over the past decade, an increasing number of oncologists have concentrated their practices on breast cancer, a trend that is growing. In order to advance breast cancer patient care, we have developed an evidence-based curriculum focusing exclusively on breast cancer clinical management. The School of Breast Oncology (SOBO) will provide a comprehensive review of the existing data on the most important aspects of breast cancer biology, diagnostics, prevention, and treatment. The curriculum is evidence-based, summarizing the fundamental principles that form the foundation of optimal care and applying that data to patient cases provided from the faculty’s practices. This educational program is directed toward medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists who intend to reinforce their knowledge base and expand their expertise in breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and management. Participants will be practicing oncologists or fellows in training who are interested in having a command of the fundamental principles, key published studies, and cutting-edge information on the management of breast cancer. Nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists in oncology are also invited to attend. At the conclusion of this program, you should be able to:- Discuss breast carcinogenesis and the impact of germline mutations on patient management
- Discuss advances in breast cancer imaging and early detection, including mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and PET scanning
- Review the clinical utility and limitations of sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Integrate diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive factors that provide biologic information about breast cancer subtypes into patient management decisions
- Integrate current staging guidelines into clinical decision making regarding local and systemic therapies
- Assess optimal radiation therapy strategies for treatment of patients with DCIS and early-stage and locally advanced breast cancer
- Critically analyze the data guiding the choice of adjuvant therapies for patients with low- and high-risk breast cancer
- Explore current and emerging strategies for ameliorating or eliminating therapy-associated adverse events
- Assess the evidence supporting an emphasis on quality of life and rehabilitation during and after breast cancer treatment
- Evaluate the evidence-based treatment recommendations for the management of patients with hormone-dependent and hormone-independent metastatic breast cancer
- Evaluate organ-specific therapeutic interventions for patients with metastatic disease to the CNS or skeleton
- Integrate palliative care strategies into treatment algorithms for metastatic disease
Physicians' Education Resource fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.
Instructions for Participation
- Read the following information before registering for the educational activity.
- After you have registered, you will receive your username and password via e-mail.
- Click here to access the online lectures and the CME test.
- Complete the pretest.
- View and study the Flash video presentations for the selected module.
- Take the examination for the selected module.
- Indicate time spent viewing the presentations and completing the examination for each module.
- After successful completion of the pretest and module examination, you will be able to download and print your certificate. Once you request a certificate, you will not be allowed to reenter the activity to complete additional modules for credit.
- CME credit will be granted for online participation only. If you attended the live activity, you are not eligible for additional credit.
- You will have 2 opportunities to answer each question correctly.
- If you successfully complete all 10 modules, you are eligible to receive a diploma, which you can also download and print, in addition to a certificate.
- Successful completion of each module is determined by a score of 65% or greater on the module examination.
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