Fundamentals of Oncology 2024: Cancer Process Treatment Modalities/Principles Side Effects-Enduring Material- April 1-December 31, 2024
This course is designed to provide clinicians with basic oncology information and skills that would be applicable to any oncology patient population.
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Target Audience
This course is intended for novice clinicians (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health care professionals) who practice in hematological-medical oncology settings, skilled nursing facilities, home care, hospice, radiation oncology, and/or cellular transplant. This course may also be applicable to experienced oncology clinicians who require a basic review of oncology diseases and emergencies as well as complications surrounding these processes.
Learning Objectives
- Recall basic cancer terminology and tissue nomenclature
- List cancer statisticsrelated to incidence, cases and deaths
- Define Cancer
- Explain theories of causation, grading and staging of cancer
- Describe carcinogenics process
- Summarize the clinical workup for patiens with cancer
- Discuss various treatment modalities avaialable for cancer
Accreditation
Allegheny General Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Allegheny General Hospital designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
Available Credit
- 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 2.00 Attendance