Surgical Management of Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer with SABCS Updates

This program features world-renowned experts who will review the current standard of care for patients with breast cancer, the latest NCCN Guidelines recommendations, and recent clinical research updates.

Target Audience

This program is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who manage patients with breast cancer.

Learning Objectives

Following this program, participants should be able to:

  • Individualize surgical management recommendations based on patient and tumor characteristics.
    Develop an evidence-based approach for the surgical management of the axilla in patients with early stage breast cancer.
  • Discuss new and emerging data in the treatment of patients with early stage breast cancer and integrate key findings into clinical practice.
Additional information
Supporters: 

This activity is supported by educational grants from:

  • AstraZeneca
  • Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Daiichi Sankyo
  • Exact Sciences
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  • Novartis
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • Puma Biotechnology

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Organon.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
  • 0.75 ACPE contact hours
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.75 ANCC contact hours
  • 0.75 Participation
Course opens: 
03/15/2022
Course expires: 
03/15/2023
Cost:
$0.00

A. Marilyn Leitch, MD
UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

 

NCCN Medical Education Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of NCCN that all planners, faculty, moderators, authors, reviewers and anyone involved in the planning and delivery of NCCN continuing education activities are expected to disclose ALL financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies. The ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence require that individuals who refuse to provide this information will be disqualified from involvement in the planning and implementation of accredited continuing education presented by NCCN. NCCN identifies, mitigates and discloses to learners all relevant financial relationships.

In addition, all content has been reviewed to ensure education promotes safe, effective patient care and does not promote the products or services of an ineligible company. Content, including any presentation of therapeutic options, is fair, balanced, evidence-based, scientifically accurate, and free of commercial bias and marketing. 

Definitions  

Ineligible Company: An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Relevant Financial Relationships: Financial relationships of any dollar amount occurring within the past 24 months are defined as relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of an ineligible company. There is no minimum financial threshold. We ask for disclosure of ALL financial relationships with ineligible companies, regardless of the amount and regardless of the potential relevance of each relationship to the education.

Faculty Disclaimers  

All faculty for this continuing education activity are competent in the subject matter and qualified by experience, training, and/or preparation for the tasks and methods of delivery.

Faculty presentations may include discussion of off-label use. Faculty will disclose that the use in question is not currently approved by the FDA per the product labeling or marketing.

Faculty Disclosures

Presenting Faculty

The faculty listed below have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

A. Marilyn Leitch, MD
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: Consulting Fee
Puma Biotechnology: Consulting Fee

The faculty listed below have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Meena S. Moran, MD

Moderator

The faculty listed below have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

William J. Gradishar, MD
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: Honoraria; Scientific Advisor
Biotheranostics: Honoraria; Scientific Advisor
Daiichi-Sankyo Co.: Honoraria; Scientific Advisor
Eli Lilly and Company: Scientific Advisor
ImmunoGen, Inc.: Honoraria; Scientific Advisor
MacroGenics: Scientific Advisor
Puma Biotechnology: Scientific Advisor
Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Scientific Advisor

NCCN Staff Disclosures

None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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In support of improving patient care, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians
NCCN designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
NCCN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 contact hour.

Pharmacists
NCCN designates this knowledge-based continuing education activity for 0.75 contact hour (0.075 CEUs) of continuing education credit. UAN: JA4008196-0000-22-031-H01-P

Physician Assistants 
NCCN has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. Approval is valid until March 15, 2023. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
  • 0.75 ACPE contact hours
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.75 ANCC contact hours
  • 0.75 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

To complete this activity, users will need:

  • A device with an Internet connection and sound playback capability
    • One of the two latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
    • Internet Explorer is no longer supported
  • Adobe Reader or other PDF reader software for certificate viewing/printing