Description: Cancer conferences are weekly consultative and educational forums in which oncology caregivers come together to share medical and patient care knowledge by using professional and interprofessional communication skills to discuss newly diagnosed patients with cancer.

Course Director: 

Nikolaos Dallas, MD, MBA, FACS, FSSO - Vice President Service Line Clinical Administration Division, Advocate Health 

Joseph Weber, MD, FACS - Vice President Service Line Clinical Administration Division, Advocate Health 

Planner point of contact: Marie Matthews at 708-520-1907, [email protected] 

Overall Objectives:

  1. Apply current evidence-based practices to provide improved outcomes for patients diagnosed with or currently undergoing treatment for cancer
  2. Apply treatment plans agreed upon by consensus at the conference to their cancer patients
  3. Recognize improved cancer care management based upon interactions with colleagues, including shared perspectives, expertise and experiences
  4. Identify available clinical trials that their patients may be eligible to participate in

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Session date: 
01/02/2027 - 7:00am to 8:30am CST
Location: 
Virtual
United States
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  • 1.50 American Board of Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
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