Identify possible causes of infertility in pediatric cancer survivors.
Discuss fertility preservation options that are available for both male and female cancer patients.
Identify the risk factors of cancer treatment for both the mother and developing fetus.
Discuss management strategies for pregnant women that are being treated for cancer.
Identify gaps in knowledge regarding the long-term effects of cancer on survivors and their caregivers.
Discuss quality-of-life issues experienced by cancer patients and their caregivers and approaches on how to best manage these issues.
Outline the goals of palliative care for the cancer patients.
List palliative care specialized services for the cancer patient that help families cope with difficult decisions and improve their quality of life.
Outline radiation oncology treatments and their outcomes.
Explain the process of radiation therapy, including how it is utilized to treat a variety of cancers, and discuss future directions in this field.
Discuss complex issues with which cancer survivors are faced after their cancer treatment and the resources available to assist them in improving their quality of life.
State the difference between short and long term survivorship challenges.
Discuss the challenges we face in our current clinical trial system, including recruitment, informed consent and scientific integrity.
Discuss how targeted therapies that are taken orally have impacted cancer treatment for cancer patients.
Outline challenges associated with oral treatment regimens for cancer patients.
Discuss methods of detecting and diagnosing pancreatic cancer.
Describe current treatment options for patients with pancreatic cancer.
Discuss the clinical utility of targeted therapy in treatments for advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Identify the factors that are prognostic for longer overall survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Identify ways to differentiate among high-, intermediate- and low-risk groups of prostate cancer.
State current treatment modalities for the different stages of prostate cancer.
Discuss healthy lifestyle behaviors that promote quality of life in breast cancer patients.
Advise breast cancer patients on strategies to promote adherence to the medical regimen and survivorship care plan.
Discuss various therapeutic options for the treatment of colorectal cancer with liver metastases and their outcomes.
Describe the specific characteristics, staging, prophylaxis and management of non-small cell lung cancer.
Review the latest treatment options for eacah stage of non-small-cell lung cancer, including newer targeted therapies.
Discuss the evolving role of proteasome inhibitors as part of primary therapy for patients with multiple myeloma.
Discuss whether the role of autologous transplantation will change as more effective treatment for myeloma becomes available.
Recognize the clinical factors suggestive of a hereditary cancer syndrome.
Identify the genes associated with hereditary cancers.
List the stages of neuroblastoma.
Outline criteria used for risk stratification and treatment of neuroblastoma.
Discuss management strategies directed at the long-term effectis of cancer treatment that can materially affect the future health of pediatric cancer patients.
Discuss causes of childhood leukemia and treatments that are tailored to decrease the taxic effects of therapy and improve outcomes.
List the different types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children, how it is staged, and the treatment and their outcomes.
What questions have arisen in your practice for which you need answers/strategies that you can implement?
Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?
What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information learned from this training?
How can this training be improved to better impact competence, performance and/or patient outcomes?
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