Date: September 21, noon-1pm
Topic: How Are Older Patients Different When Considering Cancer Treatment?
Speaker: James Weese, MD, FACS - Vice President, Advocate Aurora Health Cancer Service Line; Clinical Adjunct Professor of Surgery, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Moderator: Tom Triantafillou, MD, MBA, MPH - Geriatric Physician, Internal Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center
Objectives: Upon completion of the activity the learner should be able to understand that geriatric patients can successfully undergo cancer treatment including aggressive therapy.
Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, Advocate Aurora Health 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 Designation Statement: Advocate Aurora Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Recognition Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Making Sense of the New Cancer Screening Guidelines.pdf
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 AttendanceAttendance Credit