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ForwardMCI Oncology Academic Educational Series: 2019 Radiation Symposium
This course is designed to highlight the advancements in radiation oncology and offers insight towards understanding the benefits and challenges of targeted therapeutics and high-precision radiation therapy.
Target Audience
Oncology Nurses, Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Hematology Oncologists, Patient Navigators and other interested healthcare providers.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and describe the basic principles of photon and proton radiation therapy.
- Describe the role of the radiation oncology nurse.
- Identify the different radiation treatment modalities for central nervous system tumors.
- Execute the management of treatment related toxicities.
- Describe the methodology used to aid applicator placement treatment planning.
- Implement virtual needle trajectory planning in the treatment plans.
- Identify and describe the clinical presentation of breast cancer.
- List common risk factors for breast cancer.
Haley R. Appel, P.A.
Physician Assistant
Miami Cancer Institute
Haley R. Appel, P.A., indicated that neither she nor her spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and she will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in her presentation(s) or discussion(s).
Allie Garcia-Serra, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Allie Garcia-Serra, M.D., indicated that neither she nor her spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and she will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in her presentation(s) or discussion(s).
Joseph Panoff, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Miami Cancer Institute
Joseph Panoff, M.D., indicated that neither he nor his spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and he will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentation(s) or discussion(s).
Lauren Suarez, MSN, R.N.
Miami Cancer Institute
Lauren Suarez, MSN. R.N., indicated that neither she nor her spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and she will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in her presentation(s) or discussion(s).
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) 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 this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 4 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-632645, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity has also been approved for 4 credits for Nursing and Nurse Practitioners. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 4.00 General certificate of attendance
- 4.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 4.00 Florida Board of Nursing
Required Hardware/Software
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