(60 minutes)
Descriptive Course Overview:
The Seventh Edition Cancer Staging Manual incorporates some significant changes in cancer staging for specific disease sites. The purpose of this presentation is to highlight the major changes for Melanoma and Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
Target Audience: This program is primarily intended for physicians, but also open to cancer registrars.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the new chapter on Merkel Cell Carcinoma
2. Identify the changes to the melanoma chapter
3. Discuss the rationale for the changes
4. Review prognostic factors
Presenters:
Charles Balch, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Oncology and Dermatology
Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Baltimore, MD
Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Washington Dermatology
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
Financial support for the development of this presentation and webinar has been provided by the American Cancer Society. The information provided here does not necessarily represent the views of the American Cancer Society, Society Staff, or it's Board of Directors.
CE Credit: The National Cancer Registrars Association(NCRA) has determined that this program 2010-099 supports 1.0 CE Hours.
CME Credit:
ACCREDITATION
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medial education for physicians.
CME CREDIT
The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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