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Roundtable: The Role of the Journalist in the War on Cancer

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Roundtable: The Role of the Journalist in the War on Cancer

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A presentation from the NCCN 12th Annual Conference: Clinical Practice Guidelines & Quality Cancer Care™ held in Hollywood, Florida, on March 15, 2007

Presenters

Moderator: Sam Donaldson
ABC News veteran and anchor

Manny Alvarez, MD
FOX News

Catherine Arnst
Business Week

Robert Bazell
NBC News

Nancy Davenport-Ennis
National Patient Advocate Foundation

Amy Dockser Marcus
The Wall Street Journal

Caroline McNeil
Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Robert C. Young, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Faculty Disclosure Statements

All faculty participating in NCCN continuing education activities are expected to disclose any conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentation(s) as defined by the ACCME’s and ANCC’s Standards for Commercial Support.

The speakers listed below have disclosed that they have no financial interests, arrangements, or affiliations with the manufacturer of any products or devices to be discussed in this activity or who may financially support the activity:

Manny Alvarez, MD
Catherine Arnst
Nancy Davenport-Ennis
Amy Dockser Marcus
Sam Donaldson

The speakers listed below have disclosed that they have financial interests, arrangements, or affiliations with the manufacturer of any products or devices to be discussed in this activity or who may financially support the activity:

Bob Bazell
Employee:  General Electric

Caroline McNeil
Freelance Writer:  CMPMedica; Oxford University Press

Robert C. Young, MD
Board Member:  Human Genome Sciences, Inc.; West Pharmacuetical Services, Inc. 
Chairman:  Johnson & Johnson Biotech Policy Committee

All speakers have indicated that their presentations will not include discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of commercial products.

Program Overview

This session will feature some of the nation’s top thought leaders who create and report on the latest advances in the world of oncology care and research.

Educational Objectives

Following this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the criteria for sound medical news stories and how these stories impact patients with cancer
  • Discuss the responsibility cancer caregivers share with journalists, scientists, and patients  to clarify complex scientific findings in the management of cancer

Intended Audience

This educational activity is designed to meet the needs of physicians, nurses, and other clinical professionals who manage patients with cancer.

Activity Instructions

Continuing education credit will be awarded to participants who listen to the presentation and complete the evaluation.  Participants should review the learning objectives and faculty disclosure statement prior to listening to a presentation in its entirety.  You must be connected to the Internet in order to review and complete the evaluation form.  A statement of credit will be electronically generated once you complete the evaluation form.  To receive credit, this activity must be completed no later than August 29, 2008.  There is no fee for participating in this activity.

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Accreditation Information

Physicians

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

NCCN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category
1 Credit(s)™
. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

This activity is approved for 1.3 contact hours.  National Comprehensive Cancer Network is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Approval as a provider refers to recognition of educational activities only and does not imply ANCC Commission on Accreditation or PA Nurses approval or endorsement of any product.

Kristina M. Gregory, RN, MSN, OCN, is our nurse planner for this educational activity.

Release date:  July 10, 2007
Expiration date:  July 10, 2008