cancer

CME Webcast Teaches on Treatment of Prostate Cancer   

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This webcast will be teaching on Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Building on Dr. Charles Brenton Huggins’ innovations, we have so many new therapy options at our disposal to treat prostate cancer including next generation androgen receptor inhibitors, targeted therapies, and precision medicine. To teach us about the treatment of localized prostate cancer, We’ve invited one of Ohio State University’s Urologic Oncology experts Dr. Akshay Sood. Dr. Sood is an Assistant Professor of Urology who specializes in the treatment of Prostate and Bladder cancer. Like Dr. Huggins, in addition to his clinical work, Akshay is also a distinguished clinician scientist, publishing numerous articles and book chapters pertaining to prostate cancer.  

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Clinical work up of localized prostate cancer.
  • Various treatment options available for a patient with localized prostate cancer.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Time Frame
  • Side Effects

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the  OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual.  You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn About Lung Cancer and What the Primary Care Physician Needs To Know

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Learn About Lung Cancer and What the Primary Care Physician Needs To Know on webcast.  This webcast will discuss Lung Cancer: What the Primary Care Physician Needs To Know. This activity will review the epidemiology, staging, and initial treatment of lung cancer. In addition, the approach to the incidental pulmonary nodule will be discussed.

Primary care providers and hospitalists are on the front line and are usually the first ones to suspect lung cancer in patients. Because of this, it is incumbent on all physicians and advance practice providers who see adult patients to be able to recognize the earliest signs of lung cancer and to initiate the workup. Our presenter, Dr. Jim Allen, will be discussing a lot of the exciting driver-directed medications used in lung cancer today. The reality is that the medical oncologists are generally going to be the ones to make decisions about which particular drug is best for each individual patient. Instead, his presentation will focus on what the non-oncologist needs to know.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Improve how quickly patients with suspected lung cancer are directed toward appropriate treatment by educating physicians on the correct tests to employ for diagnosis and staging.
  • Improve primary care providers’ correct selection of either thoracic surgeons or medical oncologists for initial referral of lung cancer treatment.
  • Improve the percentage of patients with lung cancer diagnosed at early, curable stages by increasing utilization of lung cancer screening CT scans.

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual.  You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Get An Update on Breast Cancer Screening

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Get An Update on Breast Cancer Screening.  By participating in this activity, the learner will gain an understanding of the importance of breast cancer screening and how best to approach and utilize breast cancer screening tools. The learner will gain a deeper understanding of the methods and approaches available for breast cancer screening and how to choose the best screening paradigm for different patient groups.

For this program, we’ve invited one of Ohio State University’s Breast Radiology experts to help break down the breast cancer screening and give us guidance on the various types of screening modalities. Dr. Clayton Taylor is an Associate Professor of Radiology here at the James Cancer Hospital and is fellowship trained in breast imaging.  

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Understand how breast cancer screening tools such as mammography, breast MRI, and breast ultrasound work and how to best use them for breast cancer screening.
  • Learn how to use breast cancer risk and breast density to determine the best breast cancer screening approach for different patients.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Risk Assessment
  • Breast Density
  • Breast Ultrasound
  • Breast MRI

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual.  You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn Latest About Skin Cancer on CME Webcast

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn Lastest About Skin Cancer on CME Webcast. Doctor Mohs’ technique has spread to being used in a variety of body sites and cases. And what was once an informal training of the surgical technique from Dr Mohs’ Chemosurgery Clinic itself, is now taught broadly with exposure to Mohs surgery in every Dermatology residency.

This CME webcast is on Skin Cancer, and we’re delighted to bring on the program one of Ohio State University & James Cancer Hospital’s Dermatology and Mohs Surgery experts to share what is Mohs micrographic surgery and how it is used to treat skin cancer. We are pleased to introduce Associate Professor of Dermatology Dr Llana Pootrakul.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

Review the primary goal and key features of Mohs Micrographic Surgery, and which cutaneous tumors are appropriate.
Discuss comprehensive histologic margin evaluation of melanoma in situ.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Mohs Training
  • Pathology
  • Setting
  • Anesthesia
  • Timing

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Expert Teaches on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Expert Teaches on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance. For this topic, we’ve invited a national leader on polyp surveillance. Dr. Peter Stanich is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Ohio State University specializing in Gastroenterology. He is director of Intestinal Neoplasia and Hereditary Polyposis at Ohio State and the immediate past president of the national society: Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Understand current recommendation for age to start screening in average risk and increased risk patients.
  • Be aware of recommended surveillance colonoscopy intervals based on colonoscopy findings.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Advanced Adenomas
  • Red Flags
  • Adenoma Detection Rate
  • High Risk Patient

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.