About the Event
In this installment of General Surgery Grand Rounds, Kelly K. Hunt, M.D., FACS, FSSO, presents “Advances and New Directions in the Treatment of Breast Cancer.” Hunt is a professor and chair for the Department of Breast Surgical Oncology within the Division of Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
For more information, email Shannon Southerland.
Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:
- Discuss addition of biologic markers to anatomic staging of breast cancer.
- Discuss biologic markers in developing therapeutic strategies.
- Discuss how novel therapies have been translated from laboratory findings to clinical trials.
Target Audience
Attendings, residents, RNs, APNs and students
Attributes/Competencies
This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:
- ACGME: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Systems-based Practice
- IOM: Patient-Centered Care
Speaker Disclosure
Kelly K. Hunt, M.D., FACS, FSSO, speaker for this educational activity, has relevant financial relationship(s) with the following companies to disclose: ArmadaHealth, AstraZeneca, Carin Surgical, Eli Lilly & Co. and Lumicell.
Planner Disclosure
Tatiana Cardenas, M.D., FACS, and Shannon Southerland, planners of this educational activity, have no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course has been designated by The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School for 1 credit(s) of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.