COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A multidisciplinary team approach to care is fostered through peer-to-peer discussion and collaboration. The team discussion pertaining to diagnosis and treatment includes radiological and pathological findings and immunohistochemical testing to bridge gaps across the continuum of care and enhance the overall quality of patient-centered sarcoma oncology care.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Surgeons, Pathologists, Radiologists, Pharmacists, Nurses, Social Workers, Radiologic Technologists, Patient Care Facilitators and all other personnel involved in the care of sarcoma cancer patients.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

•    Improve clinical decision making, clinical outcomes, and patient experience via a multidisciplinary team approach. Group discussion include prospective patient care management, national treatment guidelines, staging, and options and eligibility for genetic testing, clinical research studies, and supportive care services.
•    Develop a comprehensive treatment plan for sarcoma oncology patients leveraging imaging and pathology testing results and meet Commission on Cancer accreditation standards compliance. 

FACULTY:

Ramon E. Jimenez, M.D., FACS
Surgical Oncologist
Miami Cancer Institute
Baptist Health South Florida

Juan A. Pretell, M.D. 
Chief of Orthopedic Oncology Division
Miami Cancer Institute
Clinical Professor of Orthopedics 
Florida International University

Barbara Ponce, PA-C
Miami Cancer Institute

Stephanie D. Zarate, PA-C
Miami Cancer Institute
 

Ramon Jimenez, M.D., conference director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Juan A. Pretell, M.D., conference director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Barbara Ponce and Stephanie D. Zarate, interprofessional coordinators of this educational activity have no financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

DMT coordinators and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*
 

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

ACCREDITATION:
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.    

Baptist Health South Florida designates these live activities for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. each. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

These activities have been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-632109 by the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine.

American Board of Surgery - Maintenance of Certification (MOC) - Accredited CME - Complex General Surgical Oncology

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this course is submitted to specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS system.