The Ketogenic Diet for Brain Tumor Patients: A Phase 1 Trial and Beyond... – Live Webinar

April 26, 2023

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Jethro Hu, MD, will review the rationale and current evidence supporting the potential role of a ketogenic diet for brain tumor patients, focusing on a recently completed phase 1 safety and feasibility trial.

Target Audience

These courses are intended for medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists, hematologists, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, radiologic technologists, researchers, pharmacists, trainees, and others who are interested in care of patients with cancer in North Carolina.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the mechanisms by which the ketogenic diet may have anticancer activity.
  • Discuss the design and results of a phase 1 safety and feasibility trial of a ketogenic diet plus standard care for patients with recently diagnosed glioblastoma.
  • Recognize the challenges of implementing and studying a ketogenic diet for patients and research scientists.

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Requirements for Receiving
Free Continuing Education Credits

To Receive FREE Continuing Education Credit for this Live Webinar:

  • Attend 50 minutes or more of the live video:
  • Use Zoom video to see slides and video components
  • Joining by Audio-only does not qualify for CE credit
  • Within 7 days, complete an evaluation and download your certificate
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ - Non-physician
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
12/12/2022
Course expires: 
05/12/2023
Event starts: 
04/26/2023 - 11:55am EDT
Event ends: 
04/26/2023 - 1:00pm EDT
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Jethro L. Hu, MD

Associate Professor
Departments of Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

 

Presenter Disclosure Information

The presenter has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME.

 

To receive free Continuing Education Credit for this Live Webinar:

  • Attend 50 minutes or more of the live webinar
    • Online using the Zoom link within the course
    • In-Person at a designated site
  • Use Zoom video to see slides and video components
  • Complete an Evaluation within 7 days of the Live Webinar
  • Download the appropriate certificate

The following accrediting agencies have approved this course for continuing education credits. Participants should understand that their individual participation and claiming credit must abide by the regulations set forth by their respective accrediting agency.

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
The School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Non-physicians will receive credit for time spent in an activity designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Most health care professionals can use this credit, but UNC CPD cannot guarantee that licensing boards and other organizations will accept it. If you are not sure, please check with your organization to make sure that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits are accepted.

1.00 NCPD/CNE
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks.
**No partial credit will be available**

1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks.
**No partial credit will be available**

1.00 CTR
Approved by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).

1.00 ASRT
Approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

In most cases, regulations prohibit the repeated use of the same educational activity (Live Webinar or Self-Paced, Online Course but not both) as it relates to satisfying CE requirements to maintain licensure. Attendees are also required to view a minimum of 50 minutes of the live webinar video to receive CE credit. Please contact your individual accreditation agencies for more details.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ - Non-physician
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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