2023 Southeast Regional Oncology Symposium

Saturday, January 14, 2023, 7:00 AM - 2:05 PM EST, Other, Chattanooga, TN

2023 Southeast Regional Oncology Symposium

CHI Memorial Rees Skillern Cancer Institute will present the 2023 Southeast Regional Oncology Symposium on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Embassy Suites, 2123 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421.

The 2023 Southeast Regional Oncology Symposium is a one-day program designed to address oncology updates including screening, treatment, and management to aid providers in developing the most effective plan of care for oncology patients to lead to improved patient outcomes and higher survival rates.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.25 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (5.58 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.25 hours)

1. Discuss and describe current evidence-based screening criteria for skin, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers to initiate appropriate diagnostic testing and referrals for appropriate and timely medical management.
2. Review and discuss medical advances in oncology that continue to improve medical management and patient outcomes, including: role of surgical intervention in hepatobiliary tumors, advances in radiation technology, and improvements in surgical/medical management of gynecological malignancies.
3. Explore and discuss the impact of a genomic VUS (variant of uncertain significance) and its application in clinical practice and the impact of a generic VUS findings in real-life case examples.
4. Discuss new approaches to cancer detection and screening including technology used in multi-cancer detection tests and results from multi-cancer blood tests.
5. Review current guidelines regarding treatment of oligometastatic breast cancer and explore future treatment options.

 

CME Credit: Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, designates this activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit: Up to 5.53 (5.53 CH) continuing nursing education hours have been approved for this session of the program. East Tennessee State University College of Nursing 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.

Social Work Credit: In order to claim NASW credits, the attendee will be provided an attendance certificate to submit to NASW along with a copy of the activity syllabus.

Nutrition Credit: In order to claim Nutrition credits, participants should retain documentation of their course attendance/participation for meeting their professional development requirements.

CHI Memorial's Cancellation Policy

Due to advanced planning requirements, a full refund will be given if you cancel before January 3, 2022. A full refund minus a $25.00 processing fee will be given for written cancelations received on or after January 3, 2022, but before the event date. Refunds will not be given for no shows. Substitutions are welcome at any time.

East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

The East Tennessee State Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

East Tennessee State University Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Saturday, January 14, 2023

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