Series date: 
01/01/2021 - 7:00am to 12/31/2021 - 8:00pm

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DESCRIPTION
Neuro-Oncology Lecture/Teaching Conference is a weekly lecture on different facets of brain tumors. Its a fundamental topic that spans multiple medical and surgical disciplines including medical oncology, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, cancer biology, physics and chemotherapeutics.  The target audience is medical oncologists, neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, physician midlevels (ARNP-PA), and nurses. The course will be internally advertised via e-mail to Mayo multidisciplinary staff.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended primarily for medical oncologists, neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, physician midlevels (ARNP-PA), and nurses.  The course will be internally advertised via email to Mayo multidisciplinary staff.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: 

  • Describe the diagnostic approach to tumors of the brain and spinal cord and peripheral nervous system.
  • Elucidate new neuro-oncology knowledge, clinical trials, cancer biology, and new treatment trials
  • Outline different options for neuro-oncology treatment including corticosteroids, immunotherapy, chemo and nanomedicine therapy, radiotherapy and neurosurgery.


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 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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:

Kaisorn Chaichana, M.D.

Course Lecturer

Stock Shareholder

NICO

Medtronic

Eric Nottmeier

Stock Holder

Mirus, OR Hub, Excelsius Spine

Eric Nottmeier

Royalties

Royalties: Globus anterior cervical plate, posterior cervical system, robot

Rabih Tawk

Stock Holder

Medtronic

Erik Middlebrooks

Grant/Research Support

Varian Medical Systems Inc,; Boston Scientific Corp

Sanjeet Grewal

Consultant

Medtronic

Chris Fox

Consultant

Nuvasive

Kurt Jaeckle

Stock Options

Entegrion, Inc.

 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Kingsley Abode, Oluwaseun Akinduro, Alok Bhatt, Selby Chen, H. Gordon Deen, Angela Donaldson, Jason Eldridge, Young Erben, William Freeman, Kelly Gassie, Salim Ghazi, Melanie Greenway, Julie Hammack, Josephine Huang, Danquing Hu, Thien Huynh, Mark Jentoft, Seung Lee, Michelle Lin, Larry Lundy, David Miller, Scott Palmer, Claudia Pickering, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Krishnan Ravindran, Karim Refaey, Thomas Rizzo, Steve Rosenfeld, Sukhwidner Sandhu, Paul Scholten, Wendy Sherman, Jeff Stone, Daniel Trifiletti, Prasanna Vibhute, Doris Wang
 
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. 
 

COURSE DIRECTORS
Kaisorn Chaichana, M.D & Alfredo  Quinones-Hinojosa, MD

QUESTIONS?
Contact Claudia Pickering .

Support location: 
Florida