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This activity is supported by Bristol Myers Squibb, a contribution from Lilly, and an educational grant from Exact Sciences Corporation. CancerCare’s application for continuing education credits for this program is supported by the Diana Napoli Fund.

Topics Covered

Overview and Definition of Biomarkers
What are Some Examples of Biomarker Testing
How Biomarker Testing Provides Useful Information for Cancer Treatment
Why the Molecular Portrait of Cancer is so Important
The Role of the Pathologist
Benefits of Biomarker Testing and Precision Medicine
Predicting Response to Treatment
Clinical Trials: How Research Contributes to Your Treatment Options
Key Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team
Quality-of-Life Concerns
Guidelines for Preparing for Telehealth Appointments with Your Health Care Team, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Speakers

Facilitator

Michael Offin, MD

Assistant Attending, Thoracic Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Facilitator

Al Benson, MD, FACP, FACCC, FASCO

Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Cooperative Groups, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Facilitator

Jill Murrell, PhD, FACMG

Director, Genomic Diagnostics Laboratory, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Research Center

Continuing Education Credits

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.

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hour. Cancer Care, Inc is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

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

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Understanding the Important Role that Biomarker Testing Plays in Informing the Treatment of Cancer

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Topics Covered

Speakers

Continuing Education Credits