Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Biomarker Testing and Treatment

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Overview, in the Context of COVID, Seasonal Flu & RSV
• Definition of Genomics and Biomarker Testing
• The Difference Between Genomics & Genetics
• The Role of Biomarker Testing in the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Specific Examples of How Biomarker Testing May Inform Treatment Decisions
• Precision Medicine & Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Current Research in Genomics & Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Liquid Biopsies
• The Role of the Pathologist
• Reviewing Your Biomarker Testing with Your Health Care Team
• Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team About Biomarker Testing and Its Benefits for Your Treatment Choices
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology, Prepared List of Questions, Follow-Up Care & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Joshua K. Sabari, MD

Attending Physician, Thoracic Medical Oncology, Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Jaclyn LoPiccolo, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD, FCAP

Medical Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Nebraska Medicine, Medical Director, Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory, Nebraska Medicine, Fellowship Director, ACGME Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program, Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Ann Fish-Steagall, RN, BSN

Senior Vice President, Patient Services and Health Care Delivery, LUNGevity Foundation®

Christine Morrell, MSW

Lung Cancer Manager & Clinical Supervisor, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession, and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed, and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

Brochure

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