HemOnc Supplemental Lectures

We are pleased to provide this extensive update of the latest diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the field of oncology. A panel of experts will deliver the most relevant, cutting-edge science in oncology today and offer practical tools to help practitioners incorporate these advances into their daily clinical practice.

Topics

  • COVID 19 and Cancer Therapy
  • Updates in Breast Cancer
  • Updates in Lung Cancer
  • Updates in Colon Cancer
  • Updates in Urologic Cancer
  • New Advances in Pharmacology
  • Updates in Pancreatic Cancer
  • Updates in Thoracic Cancer
  • Telemedicine

Target Audience

This course is designed for clinicians involved in multidisciplinary oncology care including medical oncologists, hematology/oncology fellows in training, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and specialists that care for cancer patients.

Learning Objectives

After participation in this activity, attendees will be able to:

  • Examine advances in clinical and translational cancer research;
  • Evaluate the role of new diagnostic techniques and therapeutic approaches as applied to the care and management of people with cancer;
  • Implement new patient management and care strategies or revise existing ones.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 9.00 ABIM MOC 2
  • 9.00 ACPE Pharmacist
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 9.00 Completion
Course opens: 
08/13/2020
Course expires: 
12/31/2021

GW Faculty 

Robert S. Siegel, MD (Course Director)
Professor of Medicine
Associate Center Director, Education and Training
GW Cancer Center
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
 
 
Lynt B. Johnson, MD
Professor of Surgery
Executive Director, Liver and Pancreas Institute for Quality
GW Cancer Center
Washington, DC
 
 
 
 
Henry Masur, FIDSA, MACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
 
 
 
 
 
 
Keith Mortman, MD, FACS, FCP
Associate Professor of Surgery
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Director of Thoracic Surgery
Washington, DC
 
 
 
 
 

Invited Faculty 

 
Carey K. Anders, MD
Medical Oncologist
Duke Cancer Center
Medical Director, Brain and Spine Mestastases Program
Durham, NC
 
 
 
 
Jeanny Aragon-Ching, MD, FACP
Associate Professor, Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Clinical Program Director, Genitourinary Cancers
Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute
Falls Church, VA
 
 
 
 
Edward Chu, MD
Professor, Medicine, Pharmacology, Chemical Biology
Chief, Hematology-Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Deputy Director
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
 
 
Susan Dentzer
Senior Policy Fellow
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Washington, DC
 
 
 
Benjamin P. Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital
Clinical Director of Medical Oncology
Washington, DC
 
 
 
 
 

For Physicians

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

MOC Points 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 70.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
 

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA Physician Recognition Award Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 70.25 hours of Category 1 Credits™ for participating in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 9.00 ABIM MOC 2
  • 9.00 ACPE Pharmacist
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 9.00 Completion
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