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ForwardMiami Cancer Institute Multispecialty Grand Rounds: Minimizing Racial Disparities in Cancer Care
Racial disparities in cancer care are persistent, pervasive, and widespread. They impact millions of individuals across the US. These disparities must be addressed through comprehensive and collaborative efforts from healthcare providers, researchers, policymakers, community leaders, and patients.
The Grand Rounds on 'Minimizing Racial Disparities in Cancer Care' will focus on approaches to minimizing racial disparities in cancer patients. It will provide the current practice of care and an overview of the optimal practice. This event will engage participants as Dr. Manmeet Ahluwalia, the chief scientific officer, deputy director, and chief of medical oncology of MCI, discusses national and institution-level efforts to alleviate these disparities and enlists actionable strategies for clinicians. Together, we can ensure that all patients, regardless of race or ethnicity, have access to high-quality cancer care and a fair chance of survival.
This course will be live at MCI – Rad-Onc 1N612 and Virtual
Target Audience
Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Hematology Oncologists, Radiation Therapists, Endocrinologists, Pulmonologists, Otolaryngologists, General Surgeons, General Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Nurses, Social Workers, Patient Navigators and all other interested healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the state and impact of cancer care disparities in the United States.
- Recognize the efforts of professional societies to alleviate racial disparities in cancer care.
- Recognize the role of healthcare worker in overcoming these disparities.
- Implement actionable strategies for clinicians and researchers to mitigate these disparities.
Manmeet Ahluwalia, M.D., MBA
Fernandez Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Chief of Medical Oncology
Chief Scientific Officer & Deputy Director
Miami Cancer Institute,
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
Manmeet Ahluwalia, M.D., faculty and planner of this educational activity, is a researcher for AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol –Myers Squibb, Incyte, Merck, Mimivax, Novocure and Pharmacyclics. He is a consultant for Apollomics, Bayer, Caris Life Sciences, Cellularity, GSK, Insightec, Janssen, Kiyatec, Novocure, Prelude, Pyramid Biosciences, SDP Oncology, Tocagen, Viewray, Voyager Therapeutics, Xoft, Varian Medical System and CAIRIN Therapeutics. He has individual stocks/stock options with Cytodyn, Doctible, Medinnovate Advisors LLC, and Mimivax. He has indicated that the presentation or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Guilherme Rabinowits, M.D., conference series director, has indicated that he is an advisor with Sanofi-Genzyme, Regeneron, Castle and Boston Gene. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationship(s) 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.
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 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-680158, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity has also been approved for 1 credit hour for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and Respiratory Therapists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 General certificate of attendance
- 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
- 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
This course is available Live at MCI – Rad-Onc 1N612 or Via Zoom Webinar. Please choose one of the options below.
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