2024 UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Shadyside Oncology Symposium

October 23, 2024

This program will take a multidisciplinary approach to discuss current treatment advances, patient survivorship, and clinician resilience encompassing oncology care.

Target Audience

Advanced practice providers, nurses, and other health care professionals who work with individuals diagnosed cancer.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify the efficacy and the most current evidence-based data surrounding treatment advances used for the various malignancies treated throughout UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.
  • Utilize resources discussed that focused upon integrative modalities, psychosocial, and survivorship to reshape patient education efforts.
  • Discuss barriers amongst the multidisciplinary team surrounding improvement of quality of life, clinician self-care, and resilience.   
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.25 AAPA Category I CME
  • 6.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/16/2024
Course expires: 
11/04/2024
Event starts: 
10/23/2024 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/23/2024 - 3:00pm EDT
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UPMC Herberman Conference Center, UPMC SHY Campus
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
United States
  • Kathleen Dorritie, MD
  • Lanie Francis, MD
  • Susan Gibson, MBA, BSN, RN
  • Udai S. Kammula, MD, FACS
  • Joshua Levenson, MD, FACC
  • Stanley Marks, MD
  • Daniel Petro, MD
  • Melissa Potter, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
  • James Tew, MD 

 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity is designated for 6.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 6.25 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 6.25 AAPA Category I CME
  • 6.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.25 Attendance
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Registration will close October 16th, 2023 at 4:00pm. Please contact Susan Gibson at gibsons5@upmc.edu with any questions.

Required Hardware/software

Microsoft TEAMS