NCCN 2^nd Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies – Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

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A presentation from the NCCN 2^nd Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies™ held September 14-15, 2007, in New York, New York

Presenter

Youn H. Kim, MD
Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stanford, California

Faculty Disclosure Statement

Dr. Kim has disclosed that she has financial interests, arrangements, or affiliations with the manufacturer of products and devices to be discussed in her presentation or who may financially support the educational activity.  She has served as an advisor for Merck & Co., Inc. and OVATION Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  She has also served as a speaker for Merck & Co., Inc.

Dr. Kim has indicated that her presentation will not include discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product.

Program Overview

This presentation will focus on the management of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.  The classification system, diagnostic requirements, revised clinical staging system, and updated treatment guidelines, included in the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™ Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, will be discussed.

Educational Objectives

Following this activity, participants should be able to:

• List the appropriate pathology techniques for diagnosis and prognostic modeling for patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
• Identify the available therapeutic options for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

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 statements 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 November 1, 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 0.75 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 0.7 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:  November 1, 2007
Expiration date:  November 1, 2008

Commercial Support

Distribution supported by an educational grant from Eisai Inc.