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CME / CE

What's Your Role? Exploring the Value of the Entire Healthcare Team in Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Care

  • Authors: Theresa S. Brown, PharmD, BCOP, CPP; Kathleen Madden, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, APHN-BC; Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FNAP, FAPOS, FAOSW, LCSW-R; Michael R. Migden, MD; Vishal A. Patel, MD; Michael K. Wong, MD, PhD
  • CME / CE Released: 9/29/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 9/29/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    Nurses - 0.75 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    Pharmacists - 0.75 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.075 CEUs)

    IPCE - 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for oncologists; dermatologists, including Mohs surgeons; surgeons, including head and neck (H&N) surgeons; oncology nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs); oncology pharmacists; and other members of the skin cancer care team.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to recognize the value of multidisciplinary and interprofessional team members in the comprehensive care of patients receiving immunotherapy for the treatment of NMSCs.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Role of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) in the comprehensive care of patients receiving immunotherapy for NMSC
    • Resources available to help patients navigate through the care journey for NMSC
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Accurately diagnosing NMSC
    • Selecting the optimal immunotherapy-containing regimen for a patient with NMSC
    • Mitigating potential treatment-related adverse events in patients receiving therapy for NMSC
    • Communicating treatment considerations to patients with NMSC


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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

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Faculty

  • Theresa S. Brown, PharmD, BCOP, CPP

    Clinical Oncology Pharmacist - Melanoma and Sarcoma
    Duke University Hospital
    Durham, North Carolina

    Disclosures

    Theresa S. Brown, PharmD, BCOP, CPP, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

  • Kathleen Madden, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, APHN-BC

    Nurse Practitioner
    Melanoma Program
    New York University Health
    NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center
    New York, New York

    Disclosures

    Kathleen Madden, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, APHN-BC, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FNAP, FAPOS, FAOSW, LCSW-R

    Senior Director of Education and Training
    CancerCare
    New York, New York
     

    Disclosures

    Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FNAP, FAPOS, FAOSW, LCSW-R, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Michael R. Migden, MD

    Professor of Dermatology 
    Division of Internal Medicine
    The University of Texas 
    MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas
     

    Disclosures

    Michael R. Migden, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Replimune; Stamford Pharmaceuticals; Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd. 
    Research funding from: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Replimune; Senhwa

  • Vishal A. Patel, MD

    Director of Dermatologic Surgery
    Director of Cutaneous Oncology
    Associate Professor of Dermatology 
    and Medicine, Oncology
    George Washington School of Medicine 
    and Health Sciences
    Washington, DC

    Disclosures

    Vishal A. Patel, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: Almirall; InflaRx; Jounce Therapeutics; Palvella; PhD Biosciences; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi 
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 
    Research funding from: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Contracted researcher for: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 
    Stock options from: Avstera; Lazarus AI
    Owns stock (publicly traded) in: Science 37, Inc.

  • Michael K. Wong, MD, PhD

    Professor of Melanoma Medical Oncology
    Division of Cancer Medicine
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas

    Disclosures

    Michael K. Wong, MD, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: Bristol Myers Squibb; Castle Biosciences; EMD-Serono; ExiCure; Merck; Pfizer, Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Replimune

Editors

  • Deborah Middleton, MS

    Senior Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Deborah Middleton, MS, has no relevant financial relationships. 

  • Yoji Yamaguchi, MA, ELS

    Scientific Content Manager, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Yoji Yamaguchi, MA, ELS, has no relevant financial relationships. 

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

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Interprofessional Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, Medscape, LLC is jointly accredited with commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

IPCE

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 0.75 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0.00 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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    For Pharmacists

  • Medscape designates this continuing education activity for 0.75 contact hour(s) (0.075 CEUs) (Universal Activity Number: JA0007105-0000-23-352-H01-P).

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CME / CE

What's Your Role? Exploring the Value of the Entire Healthcare Team in Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Care

Authors: Theresa S. Brown, PharmD, BCOP, CPP; Kathleen Madden, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, APHN-BC; Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FNAP, FAPOS, FAOSW, LCSW-R; Michael R. Migden, MD; Vishal A. Patel, MD; Michael K. Wong, MD, PhDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / CE Released: 9/29/2023

Valid for credit through: 9/29/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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