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2010 ASCO Review

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Category

Continuing Education- CME

Start Date

6/24/2010

End Date

6/24/2010

Address

Villa Milano
1630 Schrock Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43229
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2010 ASCO Review is Presented by:
Columbus Community Clinical Oncology Program (Columbus CCOP)in joint sponsorship with Riverside Methodist Hospital

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the major scientific meeting for oncologists in the United States and worldwide. The purpose of this course will be to analyze and interpret the major presentations from the national 2010 ASCO Meeting. Our faculty will attend the national 2010 ASCO meeting and analyze the most important papers presented. They will then present this data at our regional program and give their interpretation of the significance of the featured ASCO presentations. This program is intended for medical, radiation and surgical oncologists, oncology nurses and other healthcare professionals.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Following this program participants will be able to:
• Provide current evidence based cancer diagnosis and treatment to patients based on:
o Risk-benefit analysis
o Reviews of randomized control clinical trials
o Changes in the understanding of pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of oncology diseases
o New standards of care in patient management
• Realize and address toxicity of treatments offered
• Implement new modalities of symptom management for patients

AGENDA:
8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:20 a.m. Welcoming Remarks, Dr. J.Philip Kuebler
8:30 a.m. Gynecologic Malignancies, Dr. Maurie Markman, MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:15 a.m. Lung Cancer, Dr. Mark Socinski, University of North Carolina
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Cancer Control, Dr. Charles Loprinzi, Mayo Clinic
11:15 a.m. GU Cancers, Dr. Derek Raghavan, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:50 p.m. Breast Cancer, Dr. Claudine Isaacs, Georgetown University
1:45 p.m. Lymphoma, Dr. Richard Fisher, James P Wilmot Cancer Center
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. GI Cancers, Dr. David Ilson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
3:30 p.m. Leukemia/Myeloma, Dr. William Blum, The Ohio State University
4:15 p.m. Evaluations
4:30 p.m. Adjourn

DISCLOSURE:
Faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by Riverside Methodist Hospital will be expected to disclose any real or perceived conflict of interest, as well as any intent to discuss unapproved/investigative uses of commercial products, related to the content of their presentations. The information disclosed by each faculty member will be indicated in the course syllabus or by announcement at the conference.

ACCREDITATION:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) through the joint sponsorship of The Columbus Community Clinical Oncology Program (Columbus CCOP) and Riverside Methodist Hospital (RMH). RMH is accredited by the OSMA to sponsor continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Riverside Methodist Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
6.4 contact hours for registered nurse participants have been approved by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Continuing Education Approval Team. ONS is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
6.0 hours of Ohio Pharmacist Certified Continuing Education credits have been applied for through the Mount Carmel East Pharmacy.