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Workshop

Whats New in Precision Medicine
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Event Date

Wednesday, January 07, 2026

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

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This activity is supported by Novartis Oncology. CancerCare’s application for continuing education credits for this program is supported by the Diana Napoli Fund.
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Topics Covered
  • Understanding Precision Medicine: Overview & Value of Precision Medicine
  • How Precision Medicine is Different from Targeted Treatments?
  • Precision Medicine’s Role in Informing Treatment Decisions: Predicting Response to Treatment
  • The Role of Precision Medicine in Deciding the Treatment for Lung Cancer, Leukemia, Colon Cancer & Prostate Cancer
  • Talking with Your Health Care Team About Precision Medicine & its Benefits
  • The Role of the Pathologist
  • OpenNotes – Asking Your Health Care Team & Pathologist to Help You Understand OpenNotes
  • How Precision Medicine Contributes to Treatment Options & Quality of Life
  • Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, Including Technology & Prepared List of Questions
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Facilitators
Facilitator
Aaron Goldberg, MD, PhD
Assistant Attending Physician, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Facilitator
Michael Foote, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Facilitator
Jennifer Marks, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School Affiliate Staff, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology
Facilitator
Susan Slovin, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Diseases, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill College of Cornell University
Facilitator
Jesse Cox, MD, PhD, A(ACHI)
Assistant Professor, Director, Molecular Forensics, College of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Facilitator
Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW
Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

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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).

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.