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The Patient-Centered Care webinar series covers components of patient-centered health care delivery in cancer treatment and survivorship. The focus of this series is not disease-specific but includes discussion of approaches to improving care delivery for all cancer patients and survivors.
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CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR
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 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Live Webinar |
 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Live Webinar |
 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Live Webinar |
 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Live Webinar August 13 • 12:00 – 1:00 PM Do More Together: Engaging Community to Address Cancer Problems Veronica Carlisle, MPH, CHES |
 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Live Webinar September 10 • 12:00 – 1:00 PM Fertility Management and Sex Concerns Related to Chemotherapy Melissa Matson, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP |
 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Live Webinar |
 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Live Webinar |
 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Live Webinar December 10 • 12:00 – 1:00 Cancer Immunotherapy: Patient Centered Outpatient Toxicity Management Faith Brianne Buchanan, PA-C |
Self-Paced Courses, Online Courses
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Available April 7, 2025 – April 6, 2027 Cancer Prevention in Adolescence: How Do We Make a Difference? Melissa Gilkey, PhD This webinar will explore two ways to protect today's adolescents from a future cancer diagnosis: HPV vaccination and alcohol use prevention. For each topic, we will examine the latest evidence on cancer risk, address common misconceptions about risk reduction, and preview UNC-based research to advance prevention science in partnership with parents and primary care professionals. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Available March 10, 2025 – March 09, 2027 Providing Thoughtful Care to Transgender Patients with Cancer Lee Dagenhart, RN, BSN, OCN Patti Morfeld, RN, BSN, OCN Lee Dagenhart, RN, BSN, and Pati Morfeld, RN, BSN, OCN, will discuss providing thoughtful care for transgender patients going through oncology treatment. They will provide an overview of gender affirming care and associated vocabulary, describe the disparities faced by the transgender population, and provide an explanation of resources available to patients and providers to aid in caring for the transgender population undergoing cancer treatment. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT Available March 10, 2025 – March 9, 2027 Food as Medicine: Healthy Eating and Cancer Denise Spector, PhD, MPH, MSN, ANP, FAIHM While food is no substitute for conventional medicine, it is a key factor in integrative and lifestyle medicine that can positively impact overall health and wellness. Denise Spector, PhD, MPH, MSN, ANP, FAIHM presents on how choosing a healthy eating pattern can not only reduce risk for major chronic illnesses, but in some cases can also improve outcomes in those living with chronic conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. |
 | Patient Centered Care ACPE • ASRT • ODS/CTR Available February 3, 2025 – February 2, 2027 Workplace Safety: Creating a Culture of Care and Respect Paul Perryman, MSN, MS, RN, NE-BC Catherine Capp, MSN, RN, NE-BC In this webinar, Paul Perryman, MSN, MS, RN, NE-BC and Catherine Capp, MSN, RN, ANP-BC aims to define workplace violence and its impact in the healthcare setting. During this session, regulatory standards to address workplace violence will be reviewed as well as proactive strategies to reduce the risk of workplace violence and raise awareness on the incidence of workplace violence in the hospital setting. |
 | Patient Centered Care ACPE • ASRT Available February 3, 2025 – February 2, 2027 Caregiver Burnout: How the Pandemic Helped Shape this Nurse’s Understanding of the Road Ahead for our Cancer Care Communities Linnea Van Pelt, BSN, RN, OCN, LMBT Defining and unpacking the many different types of caregivers that serve as essential members of our oncology patients' care team, as well as the unique stressors and needs that they present. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available November 1, 2024 – October 31, 2026 Bereavement Care in Oncology Rev. Bailey Brislin, MDiv, BCC Grief and bereavement are a reality in Oncology care for patients, their families, and for clinicians. Bailey Brislin, MDiv, BCC will review grief and bereavement theory, research, and practice as it relates to caring for Oncology patients and their loved ones. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available November 1, 2024 – October 31, 2026 Doing Better Together: Improving Cancer Care for People with Incarceration Histories Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD, FACOG There are more than 56,000 North Carolinians incarcerated in local jails, state and federal prisons, and juvenile facilities across the state, and another 68,000 are on parole or probation in the community. The experience of incarceration is associated with higher allcause and cancer-specific mortality rates, making it an important to consider as a social determinant of health. Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD will introduce the epidemiology of cancer in prisons and jails, describe the massive cancer health disparities that are created and exacerbated by the criminal legal system, and inspire action to improve cancer care for patients impacted by the criminal legal system. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available September 30, 2024 – September 29, 2026 Colorectal Cancer: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Screening Strategies Lisa M. Gangarosa, MD An overview of epidemiologic trends in colorectal cancer (CRC) modifiable and non modifiable risk factors for CRC, and screening strategies for CRC. |
 | Patient Centered Care CME • NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2026 Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws Ricardo Padilla, DDS This seminar will review the causes, risk factors, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and possible treatment options for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws as it relates to cancer patients. It will also include strategies to decrease the risk of developing this debilitating condition. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026 From Bench to Bedside: Molecular Oncology’s Role in Personalized Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Lori Ramkissoon, PhD Lori Ramkissoon, PhD will review advancements in molecular oncology and demonstrate how this integration of this testing has advanced treatment strategies and improved patient outcomes for diverse cancer types. |
 | Patient Centered Care ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available July 6, 2024 – July 5, 2026 Updates on Management of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Yara Abdou, MD Yara Abdou, MD, will delve into various aspects of early breast cancer, covering an overview of the epidemiological landscape of early-stage breast cancer, current screening guidelines, various subtypes of breast cancer and an overview of latest treatment strategies early breast cancer. The webinar will conclude with a focus on post-treatment surveillance and follow-up care for early breast cancer survivors. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2026 Oncologic Emergencies Jacob Stein, MD, MPH Jacob Stein, MD, MPH, will review several of the most common medical emergencies that arise when caring for patients with cancer. We will highlight key aspects of presentation, diagnosis and management, with pearls for clinicians along the way. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available March 4, 2024 – March 3, 2026 Cancer Screening in Primary Care Noelle Robertson, MD, CAQSM An evidence-based review of outpatient primary care screening for breast, colon, lung and prostate cancer. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available March 4, 2024 – March 3, 2026 Navigating Serious Illness with Palliative Care and Hospice Jared Lowe, MD, HMDC This webinar will define serious illness and discuss strategies to support patients with a primary focus on reviewing the services of palliative care and hospice care. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available February 12, 2024 – February 11, 2026 Solid Organ Transplantation and Skin Cancer Puneet Singh Jolly, MD, PhD Keratinocyte neoplasms are by far the most common malignancy in the world. While surgical treatments remain the most common and most effective therapy, there are numerous emerging non-surgical techniques. We will discuss these and the rationale for using such treatments, particularly in specific challenging clinical scenarios. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available December 13, 2023 – December 12, 2025 Next Generation Cancer Care Navigation William A. Wood, MD, MPH William Wood, MD, MPH will review ways to expand traditional clinic-based cancer navigation to population-based cancer navigation using a central navigation approach. We will discuss how this approach can foster equity in care delivery and outcomes, while incorporating new initiatives that promote quality improvement. We will also talk about how this work fits into the current national environment that surrounds cancer navigation, including the recent development of a learning community and of new proposed billing codes that support the delivery of navigation services. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available December 12, 2023 – December 11, 2025 ePROs Monitoring in Thoracic Surgery and Oncology Patients Gita Mody, MD, MPH Symptom burden is high in thoracic surgery and oncology patients. This webinar will look at the role of electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) remote monitoring systems to improve patients' survivorship care. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available November 15, 2023 – November 14, 2025 Role of Specialty Pharmacy Sonali Acharya, PharmD. The purpose of this Webinar is to explain the role of specialty pharmacies. We will discuss accreditation requirements for specialty pharmacies, process to determine which medications are considered specialty and specifically the benefits of a healthcare system specialty pharmacy. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT Available November 14, 2023 – November 13, 2025 Improving the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer Lauren Lux, MSW Melissa Matson, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC Catharine Swift, MSW, LCSW Adolescent and Young adults living with a cancer diagnosis have unique needs, strengths and challenges. This webinar will highlight tools and strategies that healthcare providers can deploy to meet the medical and psychosocial needs of the AYAs in their care. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available November 1, 2023 – October 31, 2025 Improving Recognition and Treatment of Cognitive Problems in Cancer Zev Nakamura, MD Dr. Nakamura will present on key topics related to cognitive issues experienced by patients with cancer. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available September 8, 2023 – September 7, 2025 Psychotherapy for Cancer-Related Distress Cancer patients and survivors have higher rates of anxiety and depression compared to the general population. Cancer-related anxiety and depression may significantly reduce wellbeing and result in adverse treatment and survival outcomes. This lecture will provide an overview of psychotherapeutic modalities that can treat cancer-related distress. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT Available September 8, 2023 – September 7, 2025 Dos, Don’ts, and the Basics of Providing Care to Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence Joe Polich, MSW, LCSWA, JD will provide a foundational knowledge to providers who come in contact with patients with cancer who are also experiencing IPV. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available July 3, 2023 – July 2, 2025 Yuri Fedoriw, MD Yuri Fedoriw, MD, aims to provide a general background of cancer pathology and tissue diagnosis. The development of testing methods and their application will be discussed, as will the limitations and challenges of cancer classification. |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE • ACPE • ASRT • CTR Available June 2, 2023 – June 1, 2025 Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Community-Inclusive Interventions to Achieve Equity in Cancer Care |
 | Patient Centered Care NCPD/CNE – ACPE – ASRT – CTR Available April 14, 2023 – April 13, 2025 Erin E. Kent, PhD, MSc Loretta Muss, RN, BA Erin Kent, PhD, MSc and Loretta Muss, RN, BA will discuss How to recruit the caregiver into the patient’s plan of care and understanding the role and the stresses of being an oncology caregiver. |