cancer

On-line CME Webcast Teaches on Prostate Cancer Screening

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 On-line CME Webcast Teaches on Prostate Cancer Screening. On this CME webcast, we’ll be examining the conundrum of prostate cancer screening. Joining our moderator in the studio is urologic oncologist and Assistant Professor of Urology, Dr. Shawn Dason.

 

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: UNDERSTAND the rationale, benefits, and harms of prostate cancer screening; and DEVELOP an approach for prostate cancer screening in a primary care setting.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Prostate cancer risk factors
  • The problem with the PSA
  • False positive PSAs
  • False negative PSAs
  • Interpreting the PSA trajectory over time
  • The urologist’s approach to an elevated PSA
  • Common prostate cancer treatments and their complications

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.

CME Webcast Teaches on Pancreatic Cancer

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Teaches on Pancreatic Cancer. One out of 64 people in the United States will die of pancreatic cancer; it is the 4th leading cause of cancer death. On this CME webcast, we are going to take a look at pancreatic cancer: its causes, its diagnosis, and its treatment. We’re pleased to welcome today’s guest. Dr. Mary Dillhoff is a surgical oncologist and Assistant Professor of Surgery here at the Ohio State University.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: IDENTIFY and learn the types of premalignant pancreas cyst and when surgical referral or further work up is indicated; and DESCRIBE work up and staging or pancreatic cancer and the treatment options.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Pancreatic cancer survival
  • Screening for pancreatic cancer
  • Medical management issues after a Whipple procedure
  • Post-op cancer follow up

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.

CME Webcast Discusses New Therapies for Lung Cancer

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Discusses New Therapies for Lung Cancer. On this CME webcast, we’re going to update you on the medical management of lung cancer and focus on non-small cell lung cancer. Joining our moderator in the studio is medical oncologist at the James Cancer Hospital and Professor of Internal Medicine from the Ohio State University, Dr. David Carbone.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: Review some of the latest practice-changing findings in the management of lung cancer; and Understand the basic principles of workup and initial lung cancer management decisions.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Classifying non-small cell lung cancer
  • Common side effects of driver-targeted therapies
  • What the primary care physician needs to know about co-managing patients taking driver-targeted therapy

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.

 

On-line Enduring Material Discusses Update On Cancer Survivorship Principles In Primary Care

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 On-line Enduring Material Discusses Update On Cancer Survivorship Principles In Primary Care. On this CME webcast, we’re going to learn about the special needs of cancer survivors. We’re delighted to welcome medical oncologist and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine from the Ohio State University and James Cancer Hospital, Dr. Maryam Lustberg. And also general internist, pediatrician, and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine from OSU, Dr. Heather Saha.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: DISCUSS the needs of cancer survivors throughout the cancer continuum; DISCUSS way to improve PCP and oncologist collaboration and communication.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • The role of the primary care physician in cancer survivorship
  • Managing fatigue in the cancer survivor
  • Special considerations for survivors of pediatric cancers
  • Healthy diets for cancer survivors
  • Chemotherapy and peripheral neuropathy
  • Radiation effects on long-term health
  • Economic and financial implications of being a cancer survivor
  • Cancer survivors and sexual health
  • Cancers that can have late relapse

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 Colorectal Cancer Treatment on CME Webcast

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Learn About Colorectal Cancer Treatment on CME Webcast. We’ve heard a lot about colon cancer over the past few years on MedNet but mainly on screening for it. On this CME webcast, you’re going to hear about the treatment for colon cancer. We’re pleased to welcome colorectal surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery here at The Ohio State University, Dr. Syed Husain.

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What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: LEARN basic concepts of colon and rectal cancer treatment; and IDENTIFY the differences in treatment approach between colon and rectal cancers.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Incidence of colorectal cancer
  • Risk factors for colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal cancer without precursor polyps
  • Different types of polyps
  • Prophylactic colectomy
  • The barium enema in 2018
  • Patterns of metastasis
  • Who gets a colostomy
  • What patients should expect after a partial colectomy

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.