Continuing Medical Education

Educational Objectives
After attending the conference, participants should be able to

• Describe some of the latest management approaches for hematologic malignancies including leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, MDS, MPDs, and cancer-related infectious disease;
• Evaluate difficult or unusual problems encountered by the practicing hematologist/oncologist and identify appropriate interventional techniques;
• Discuss issues surrounding the design and conduct of clinical trials that incorporate novel agents and/or regimens for patients with rare malignancies;
• Summarize the latest therapeutic interventions and management techniques in addition to ongoing research in these areas.   

Target Audience
This program is directed toward physicians interested in Hematology-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine.

Educational Methods
Meet-the-Professor Sessions – Lectures - Question-and-Answer Sessions – Posters.

Evaluation
A course evaluation form will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics.

Accreditation/Credit Designation
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Certificates and Attendance Verification Certificates
Certificates awarding AMA/PRA Category 1 Credit™ or certificates documenting attendance will be distributed to participants when an individual departs the conference. To obtain a CME certificate, physicians must submit a completed evaluation questionnaire and a CME Verification Form.

Upon request, a record of attendance (certificate) will be provided on-site to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has implemented a process whereby everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest that could potentially affect the information presented. M. D. Anderson also requires that all faculty disclose any unlabeled use or investigational use (not yet approved for any purpose) of pharmaceutical and medical device products. Specific disclosure will be made to the participants prior to the educational activity.

Agendas are subject to change because we are always striving to improve the quality of your educational experience. M. D. Anderson may substitute faculty with comparable expertise on rare occasions necessitated by illness, scheduling conflicts, and so forth.

Photographing, audiotaping or videotaping is prohibited.