Purpose Statement

Memorial Cancer Institute’s Best of ASCO^® Meeting, a program licensed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), is designed to present practicing clinicians, surgeons, radiation oncologists and other healthcare professionals with the most recent abstracts and guidelines presented at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

The goal of this educational session is to incorporate recent advances in the treatment of cancer into clinical practice. National and International faculty will review state of the art developments in hematology, oncology, surgical oncology and radiation oncology. Participants will have the opportunity for audience interaction with the faculty.

Memorial Cancer Institute (MCI) is a leading Cancer Institute in Florida and is part of the Memorial Health Care System, the third largest public health care system in America. This important event is partnering with the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO), the Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), Nova Southeastern University’s College of Pharmacy, and the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University (FIU).

Target Audience

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this symposium the participants should be able to:

1. Review advances in clinical and translational cancer research with the information presented during the 2016 ASCO^® annual meeting
2. Evaluate the role of new diagnostic techniques and therapeutic approaches as applied to the care and management of patients with cancer
3. Discuss the latest clinical trials that have influenced the changes in standards of oncology care both in the U.S. and globally
4. Obtain a comprehensive and state of the art review of hematology, oncology, surgical oncology, and radiation oncology developments
5. Implement new patient management and supportive care strategies or revise existing ones

Accreditation

Memorial Healthcare System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit

Memorial Healthcare System designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nova Southeastern University College of Medicine is an accredited provider for awarding credit hours for the American Osteopathic Association. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 17 credits of AOA Category 2-A.

Memorial Regional Hospital is an approved provider of Nursing and Respiratory Therapy Continuing Education, CE Broker Provider # 50-1317. Contact hours will be awarded based on attendance each day (maximum 17 hours).

Memorial Regional Hospital is an approved provider of Dietician and Dietetic Technician Continuing Education, CE Broker Provider # 50-1317. Contact hours will be awarded based on attendance each day (maximum 18.5 hours).

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts AMA Category 1 Credit^&trade from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Nurse Practitioners: AANP accepts AMA Category 1 Credit^™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

The Best of ASCO® program has been approved for 15 hours of general consultant pharmacist CE through the Florida Board of Pharmacy coordinated through the Memorial Regional Hospital Pharmacy Department.

Disclosure

In accordance with the Standards of Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Memorial Healthcare System resolves all conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias. Disclosures will be published in the course syllabus.