Optimizing Care of Older Patients with Cancer - SPOC

Course Information

Course Description

In this course, Hyman Muss, MD, discusses on the topic of optimizing care for older patients with cancer. This session will explore practical approaches to estimating life expectancy, assessing treatment-related toxicity, and integrating patient goals into care decisions. Emphasis will be placed on shared decision making to support individualized, patient-centered treatment planning.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe key elements of shared decision making in the care of older patients with cancer.
  • Identify patient goals to inform individualized treatment planning.
  • Apply appropriate methods to calculate or estimate life expectancy in older adults with cancer.

 

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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
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
09/30/2026
Course expires: 
09/29/2028
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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.

These webinars provide FREE continuing education credit.

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Hyman B. Muss, MD

Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Oncology
Cancer and Aging Program
School of Medicine
UNC-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.

Hyman B. Muss, MD: The presenter has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as defined by ACCME.

 

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).

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

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

 

Notice

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
  • 1.00 ASRT
  • 1.00 NCPD/CNE
  • 1.00 Participation
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