Dan L Duncan Cancer Center – The Woodlands Breast Cancer Presentations (December 18, 2024)

Needs Statement

Medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, fellows, residents, physician assistants, nurses, radiation therapists, and social workers need to receive regular updates on advances in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of breast cancer. The tumor board will emphasize the importance of a multidisciplinary team in managing patients with all stages of breast cancer. It will serve as a forum to review and evaluate cancer care protocols, treatment algorithms, and evidence-based results of clinical trials. It also aims to shorten referral times for patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer, enhance the quality of breast cancer care, promote more effective consultation methods, facilitate better care coordination, and improve patient outcomes.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Demonstrate greater understanding of the treatment algorithms for different types of breast cancer.
• Use a multidisciplinary team approach to improve consultation practices regarding the diagnosis, staging, treatment, and follow-up of patients with breast cancer.
• Review and evaluate ongoing cancer clinical trials for evidence-based recommendations for the continuum of breast cancer care.
• Apply strategies to improve the referral of patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.

Target Audience

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work: The Baylor College of Medicine Division of Continuing Professional Development (License Number 7270) is an approved continuing education provider for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners. This activity has been approved for 1 continuing education unit.

Disclosure Policy

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. BCM is committed to sponsoring CE activities that are scientifically based, accurate, current, and objectively presented.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, BCM has implemented a mechanism requiring everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., directors, planning committee members, faculty) to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests (drug/device companies) and manage/resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. Individuals must disclose to participants the existence or non-existence of financial relationships at the time of the activity or within 24 months prior.

In addition, BCM has requested activity faculty/presenters to disclose to participants any unlabeled use or investigational use of pharmaceutical/device products; to use scientific or generic names (not trade names) in referring to products; and, if necessary to use a trade name, to use the names of similar products or those within a class. Faculty/presenters have also been requested to adhere to the ACCME's validation of clinical content statements.

BCM does not view the existence of financial relationships with commercial interests as implying bias or decreasing the value of a presentation. It is up to participants to determine whether the relationships influence the activity faculty with regard to exposition or conclusions. If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial/promotional bias, notify the Activity Director or Activity Coordinator. Please answer the questions about balance and objectivity in the activity evaluation candidly.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.