Navigating Breast Cancer Surgery: Clinical Choices, Treatment Pathways, and Screening Impacts - SPOC

Course Information

Course Description

Clara Lee, MD, MPP, FACS and Kristalyn Gallagher, DO, FACS discuss surgical options for breast cancer treatment, how to make good decisions that align with one's personal preferences, and outcomes after surgery.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the options for surgery and reconstruction for breast cancer.
  • Discuss how patients and clinicians can make surgical decisions that align with what is most important to patients.
  • Recognize the main breast reconstruction option and how to choose among them.

 

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The views expressed herein are those of the presenter, they do not necessarily reflect the views of the contracted organization, department, School of Medicine, nor the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.50 ASRT
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.25 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
09/02/2026
Course expires: 
09/01/2028
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Clara Lee, MD, MPP, FACS

Vice Chair of Research, Clinical Professor
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

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Kristalyn Gallagher, DO, FACS

Section Chief of Breast Surgery
Surgical Director of the Breast Care Program
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Disclosures

Activity Directors
This activity has been planned and implemented under the sole supervision of the Course Director, Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, and Emily Ray, MD, of the UNC School of Medicine in association with the UNC Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Ray have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME. CPD staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME.

ANCC
Except as defined above, no one with the ability to control content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.

Clara Lee, MD, MPP, FACS: The presenter has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by ACCME.
Kristalyn Gallagher, DO, FACS: The presenter receives speaker fees from Elucent Medical, and is on the advisory boards for Elucent Medical, Hologic, and Kubtec.

 

Accreditation Statements

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. No partial credit will be provided.

1.25 NCPD/CNE
UNC Health is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
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.

The Eshelman School of Pharmacy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 ACPE Credit(s).

1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
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.

The Eshelman School of Pharmacy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 ACPE Credit(s).

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

This activity is worth 1.25 credit hour and is approved by the ASRT.

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

This activity is worth 1 credit hour and is approved by the NCRA.

 

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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 53 minutes of the live webinar video to receive CE credit. Please contact your individual accreditation agencies for more details.

Altering or submitting modified certificates constitutes fraud that can result in punitive action by the accrediting agency.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.50 ASRT
  • 1.00 ODS
  • 1.25 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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