Overview

STATEMENT OF NEED

Breast cancer accounts for approximately 30% of cancer diagnoses among women in the United States and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in this population (ACS, 2020). Although many women benefit from regular screening as well as earlier and improved treatment, approximately 6% present with metastatic disease, and up to 30% with no initial lymph node involvement eventually develop metastatic disease (Siegel et al, 2020; Mortensen et al, 2018). Women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) have a poorer prognosis than the overall population of breast cancer patients, and issues such as refractory or resistant disease, cumulative toxicities, adverse events, depression, and financial hardship are often encountered (Mortensen et al, 2018). Despite progress in understanding the pathogenesis of MBC and advances in therapy, the 5-year overall survival rate remains only 27% (Siegel et al, 2020).

TARGET AUDIENCE

Oncologists, pathologists, oncology advanced practitioners, oncology nurses, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with MBC.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Assess predictive and prognostic markers that can inform personalized care plans for patients with MBC
• Evaluate current and emerging data on therapeutic approaches for HER2-positive, hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative, and triple-negative MBC
• Apply strategies to manage adverse events and optimize treatment outcomes of patients with MBC

FACULTY

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH (Chairperson)
Associate Director, Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Ira J. Bleiweiss, MD
Professor of Pathology
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Mikel Ross, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, OCN®, CBCN
Nurse Practitioner
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

REGISTRATION

There is no fee to participate in or claim CME/NCPD credit for this activity.

Provided by

Physicians

i3 Health is accredited by the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

i3 Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

By providing this information, participants are agreeing to allow i3 Health to share this information with the ACCME.

Physician Assistants

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1.0 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Nurse Practitioners

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

i3 Health is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

A maximum of 1.0 contact hour may be earned by learners who successfully complete this continuing nursing education activity. This activity has been designated for 0.4 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15824, for 1.0 contact hour.

ONCC RECERTIFICATION

The program content has been reviewed by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) and is acceptable for recertification points.

ONCC review is only for designating content to be used for recertification points and is not for NCPD accreditation. NCPD programs must be formally approved for contact hours by an acceptable accreditor/approver of NCPD to be used for recertification by ONCC. If the NCPD provider fails to obtain formal approval to award contact hours by an acceptable accrediting/approval body, no information related to ONCC recertification may be used in relation to the program.

OCN^®, CPHON^®, CBCN^®, AOCNP^®, AOCNS^®, and BMTCN^® renewal candidates may apply 1 ILNA point toward:

• Coordination of Care
• Diagnosis and Staging
• Professional Practice
• Treatment

Please note that some of the course content applies to multiple content areas. The numerical value above indicates the maximum amount of points that can be claimed in each domain. The total amount of ILNA points claimed may not exceed the total amount of NCPD awarded from this course.

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL INFORMATION WITH COMMERCIAL INTERESTS

i3 Health endorses the standards of the ACCME and ANCC that require everyone in a position to control the content of a CME/NCPD activity to disclose all financial relationships with commercial interests that are related to the content of the CME/NCPD activity. CME/NCPD activities must be balanced, independent of commercial bias, and promote improvements or quality in health care. All recommendations involving clinical medicine must be based on evidence accepted within the medical profession.

A conflict of interest is created when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME/NCPD content about products or services of a commercial interest with which he/she has a financial relationship, which therefore may bias their opinions and teaching. This may include receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, stocks, or other financial benefits.

i3 Health will identify, review, and resolve all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, or planners disclose prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation. i3 Health does not endorse any products or services.

Relevant financial relationships exist between the following individuals and commercial interests:

The i3 Health planners, reviewers, and managers have nothing to disclose.

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, discloses that she has served on the advisory board or steering committee for AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, CytomX, Eisai, Genentech/Roche, G1, Immunomedics, Kyowa Kirin, Lilly, Merck, Nanostring, Nektar, Novartis, Pfizer, Puma, Samsung Bioepsis, Sanofi, and Silverbackas, and as a consultant for AbbVie, Athenex, OncoPep, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eisai, Lilly, Merck, Nanostring, Nektar, Novartis, Odonate, Pfizer, and Seagen, and has received grants/research support from AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cyclacel, Eisai, Exelixis, Genentech/Roche, Immunomedics, Lilly, Merck, Nanostring, Nektar, Novartis, Odonate, Pfizer, and Sanofi. 

Ira Bleiweiss, MD, has no financial relationships to disclose.

Mikel Ross, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, OCN®, CBCN, has no financial relationships to disclose.

INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIVE CREDIT

In order to receive credit for this activity, participants must:

1. Take the pretest
2. Watch the video
3. Pass the posttest with a score of ≥80%
4. Complete the activity evaluation
5. Download or print their Certificate of Credit

UNAPPROVED USE DISCLOSURE

i3 Health requires CME/NCPD faculty (speakers) to disclose to attendees when products or procedures being discussed are off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational (not FDA approved), as well as any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that is outside of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved labeling.

This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. If you have questions, contact the medical affairs department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.

DISCLAIMER

The information provided at this CME/NCPD activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical/clinical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Eisai and Merck.

Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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