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Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Help Cancer Survivors Move Forward After Treatment - SPOC
  • Advanced Practice Provider
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Cancer survivors may face many unique psychosocial challenges. Melissa Holt, DNP, PMHNP-BC and Lisa Kanser, PsyD discuss Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based psychotherapeutic approach that can effectively teach patients skills to manage these challenges after completing cancer treatment. We will take you through case vignettes to show you how ACT can be applied to this patient population.
Multidisciplinary/Multimodality Management of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer - SPOC
  • Research to Practice
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Jose Gaston Guillem, MD, MPH, MBA, will describe how at UNC Medical Center a team of experts carefully reviews each individual patient during a Weekly GI Tumor Board and collaboratively develop a treatment plan which defines the specific timing and sequence of care for each patient.
Current Concepts in Spinal Oncology - SPOC
  • Research to Practice
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.25 ASRT
  • 1.00 CTR
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Michael Galgano, MD, FAANS, will focus on differentiating the various types of spinal tumors, ranging from metastases, to primary vertebral column tumors, and intradural spinal cord tumors. He will discus the contributions of co-morbidities and frailty on the management of patients with spinal tumors. He will also aim to give the audience a brief exposure to the surgical management of spinal oncology, and what is entailed to execute robust local control.
Physical Therapy Approaches to Oncology Care: Beyond Lymphedema
  • Advanced Practice Provider
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Tailored for medical providers, this session led by a physical therapist addresses challenges like speech and swallowing difficulties or pelvic floor issues in gynecological cancer. Explore the pivotal role of physical therapy in survivorship care plans and delve into current research supporting interventions for head and neck, gynecological, breast cancer, and other oncological conditions. Emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, we'll discuss the synergy between medical providers and physical therapists in delivering optimal cancer care. Additionally, learn the art of patient education in oncology rehabilitation, empowering medical providers to effectively communicate the role of physical therapy in cancer care.
Immune (check point) Related Adverse Events - SPOC
  • Research to Practice
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.50 ASRT
  • 1.00 CTR
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Frances Collichio, MD, reviews the common and uncommon side effects of immune check point inhibitors. She also discusses the relatively new concept of delayed immune related events.
Primary Brain Tumors: Diagnosis and Management Strategies - SPOC
  • Research to Practice
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.25 ASRT
  • 1.00 CTR
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD, provides an overview of diagnostic criteria for primary CNS brain tumors, and the current approved and investigational treatments that are available and on the horizon.
Oncologic Emergencies - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.50 ASRT
  • 1.00 CTR
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Jacob Stein, MD, MPH, reviews several of the most common medical emergencies that arise when caring for patients with cancer. We highlight key aspects of presentation, diagnosis and management, with pearls for clinicians along the way.
Cancer Screening in Primary Care - SPOC
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.50 ASRT
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Noelle Robertson, MD, CAQSM presents an evidence-based review of outpatient primary care screening for breast, colon, lung and prostate cancer.
Navigating Serious Illness with Palliative Care and Hospice
  • Patient Centered Care
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.50 ASRT
  • 1.00 CTR
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
In this webinar, Jared Lowe, MD, HMDC dicusses serious illness and discuss strategies to support patients with a primary focus on reviewing the services of palliative care and hospice care.
H. Pylori Testing and Treatment for Gastric Cancer Prevention
  • Research to Practice
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Tech
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
$0.00
Katherine Garman, MD, and Meira Epplein, PhD, will provide information on gastric cancer and important risk factors such as H. pylori infection. We will describe some of the racial disparities associated with gastric cancer in the US, highlighting those that are relevant for North Carolina. We will also discuss H. pylori as a modifiable risk factor and we will review current guidelines on H. pylori testing, treatment, eradication testing, and the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.

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