Overview

STATEMENT OF NEED

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States (ACS,2021). An estimated 149,500 new cases are diagnosed annually, and 52,980 people die of the disease (ACS, 2021). When detected and treated early at a localized stage, the 5-year survival rate is 90%. However, because colorectal cancer initially exhibits no symptoms and the use of routine screening is suboptimal, most patients are diagnosed at later stages (ACS, 2021). Approximately 22% of patients present with metastatic disease, which is associated with a 5-year survival rate of only 14% (Siegel et al, 2021). In addition, approximately 10% of colorectal cancers harbor a BRAF V600E mutation, which is associated with reduced progression-free survival and overall survival, regardless of disease stage. Despite recent advances in molecular testing and targeted therapies, the optimal treatment approach for BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer remains unclear, resulting in a poor prognosis (Eng, 2021; Chu et al, 2020).

TARGET AUDIENCE

Oncologists, gastroenterologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, oncology nurses, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Apply practice guidelines on BRAF biomarker and genomic testing for patients with metastatic CRC
• Appraise emerging data on novel treatment combinations and sequences for BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic CRC
• Assess strategies to control adverse events and improve quality of life in patients receiving novel regimens for BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic CRC

FACULTY

Aparna Parikh, MD, MS (Chairperson)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Theresa W. Gillespie, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN
Professor, Department of Surgery
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine

REGISTRATION

There is no fee to participate in or claim CME/NCPD credit for this activity.

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PHYSICIANS

i3 Health is accredited by the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

i3 Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

By providing this information, participants are agreeing to allow i3 Health to share this information with the ACCME.

Physician Assistants

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Nurse Practitioners

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

i3 Health is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

A maximum of 0.75 contact hours may be earned by learners who successfully complete this nursing continuing professional development activity. This activity has been designated for 0.6 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15824, for 0.75 contact hours.

ONCC RECERTIFICATION

The program content has been reviewed by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) and is acceptable for recertification points.

ONCC review is only for designating content to be used for recertification points and is not for NCPD accreditation. NCPD programs must be formally approved for contact hours by an acceptable accreditor/approver of NCPD to be used for recertification by ONCC. If the NCPD provider fails to obtain formal approval to award contact hours by an acceptable accrediting/approval body, no information related to ONCC recertification may be used in relation to the program.

OCN^®, CPHON^®, CBCN^®, AOCNP^®, AOCNS^®, and BMTCN^® renewal candidates may apply 0.75 ILNA points toward:

• Care Continuum
• Diagnosis and Staging
• Health Promotion/Screening and Early Detection
• Oncologic Emergencies
• Oncology Nursing Practice
• Scientific Basis for Practice
• Survivorship
• Symptom Management
• Treatment

Please note that some of the course content applies to multiple content areas. The numerical value above indicates the maximum amount of points that can be claimed in each domain. The total amount of ILNA points claimed may not exceed the total amount of NCPD awarded from this course.

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL INFORMATION WITH INELIGIBLE COMPANIES

i3 Health endorses the standards of the ACCME and ANCC that require everyone in a position to control the content of a CME/NCPD activity to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that are related to the content of the CME/NCPD activity. CME/NCPD activities must be balanced, independent of commercial bias, and promote improvements or quality in health care. All recommendations involving clinical medicine must be based on evidence accepted within the medical profession.

A conflict of interest is created when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME/NCPD content about products or services of a commercial interest with which he/she has a financial relationship, which therefore may bias their opinions and teaching. This may include receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, stocks, or other financial benefits.

i3 Health will identify, review, and mitigate all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, or planners disclose prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation. i3 Health does not endorse any products or services.

Relevant financial relationships exist between the following individuals and commercial interests:

The i3 Health planners, reviewers, and managers have nothing to disclose.

Aparna R. Parikh, MD, MS, discloses that she has served on an advisory board/panel for C2i Genomics and Inivata and as a consultant for Checkmate, Eli Lilly, Natera, Pfizer, and Roche. She has also received funding for grants and research support from Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, MacroGenics, Novartis, Plexxikon, PMV, and Takeda.

Theresa W. Gillespie, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

i3 Health has mitigated all relevant financial relationships.

INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIVE CREDIT

In order to receive credit for this activity, participants must submit a completed evaluation at the end of the activity.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR VIRTUAL CME | NCPD | CPE ACTIVITIES

For virtual (asynchronous, archived live, home study; synchronous webinars) CME/NCPD/CE activities, include access to system requirements:

• The Internet browser(s) supported and minimum versions of each required by the learner to complete the online activity.
• The minimum memory, storage, processor, and internet speeds require by the learner to complete the online activity.

UNAPPROVED USE DISCLOSURE

i3 Health requires CME/NCPD faculty (speakers) to disclose to attendees when products or procedures being discussed are off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational (not FDA approved), as well as any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that is outside of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved labeling.

This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. If you have questions, contact the medical affairs department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.

DISCLAIMER

The information provided at this CME/NCPD activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical/clinical judgment of a health care provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck.

Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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