Mayo Clinic is committed to taking care of our learners and staff as we address the COVID-19 situation. In order to help protect our communities, and out of an abundance of caution, the School of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is suspending live courses and conferences through December 31, 2020.

At this time, CPD suggests suspending or changing delivery method for Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) with more than 10 in-person attendees. See individual RSS sessions for any changes to dates, times and delivery methods.

DESCRIPTION
This is an ongoing, multidisciplinary educational series that addresses best practices in cancer care for patients with head and neck, dermatologic, breast, lung, and other selected sites.  Sessions will be posted below with more details on dates and locations.

• Breast Cancer Conference meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays of each month from noon to 1 p.m.
• Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference meets the 1st Tuesday 7 - 8 a.m. 

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for general practitioners, family medicine practitioners, residents, specialists including pulmonologists, medical oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, radiation oncologists, head and neck surgeons and general surgeons.  The topics are also beneficial for NP, PA, SW, Palliative Care, Cancer Registrar, and Genetics.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to:

• Explain how to appropriately refer patients internally with newly diagnosed cancer to the indicated specialist.
• Identify the role of the major specialties in providing primary treatment, diagnosis, and ancillary care for patients with cancer
• Stage the extent of the patient's cancer accurately
• Describe appropriate resources to guide next diagnostic and therapeutic intervention
• Select appropriate timeline and correct patient selection for genetic testing

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note:  The first 30 minutes offers .5 credits, followed by another 30 minutes (.5 credits).  Learners attending both sessions must text in each code individually.
 

Disclosure Summary
As a provider accredited by Joint Accreditation Interprofessional Continuing Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Mayo Clinic School of CPD) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Course Director(s), Planning Committee Members, Faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity.  Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place.  Faculty also will disclose any off label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation.  Disclosure of these relevant financial relationships will be published in activity materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.

Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed...

Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Abigail Stockham, MD - Managed Stock - GE

No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Luke Nathaniel Andera
Hilary Danielle Bingol, MD
Quintin Mark Cappelle, MD
June Chae
M. Kathleen Christian, MD
Daniel Deetz, MD
Lynn Ellis, RN
Mariah Lee Hall
Christopher Huiras, MD
Amy Lloyd, MD
Amanda Leigh Meier
Anna Olson, MD
Alayna Ruhbusch, RN 
Rhonda Sallaway
Karla Severson
Joseph P. Skemp, MD 
Nathaniel Uecker, MD 
David Valencia

For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s), please go here.

ATTENDANCE/CREDIT
Text the session code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours of the live presentation to record attendance.  All learners are encouraged to text attendance regardless of credit needs.  This number is only used for receiving text messages related to tracking attendance.  Additional tasks to obtain credit may be required based on the specific activity requirements and will be announced accordingly. Swiping your badge will not provide credit; that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements for Residents & Fellows. 

TRANSCRIPT
Any credit or attendance awarded from this series will appear on your Transcript.

COURSE DIRECTORS
Abigail Stockham, M.D.
M. Kathleen Christian M.D. 

QUESTIONS?
Contact Amanda Meier at ph. 608-392-9395