STATEMENT OF NEED

Esophagogastric cancers include tumors of the esophagus, esophageal junction, and stomach. Esophageal cancers are the twentieth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, but the eleventh leading cause of cancer death, with an estimated 21,560 cases diagnosed annually and 16,120 deaths estimated in 2023 (NCCN, 2023; Siegel et al, 2023). Given the poor prognosis of esophagogastric cancers and the complexity of personalized care planning, interdisciplinary teamwork is critical for optimizing outcomes for patients. In this Virtual Tumor Board, Jaffer Ajani, MD, Professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center; Lei Zhao, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Kelley Rone, DNP, RN, AGNP-c, Advanced Practice Nurse in the Gastrointestinal Oncology Division at the Mayo Clinic, will engage in a case-based discussion for the multidisciplinary team on building comprehensive care plans for patients with esophagogastric cancers.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Medical/surgical/radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists, pathologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, oncology nurses, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with esophagogastric cancer.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Distinguish patient and tumor characteristics, including biomarkers, that can inform personalized therapeutic approaches in esophagogastric cancer
• Evaluate emerging efficacy and safety data on novel therapies for esophagogastric cancer, including tumors of the stomach, esophagus, and esophagogastric junction
• Appraise multidisciplinary strategies to optimize treatment outcomes of patients with esophagogastric cancer

REGISTRATION

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

PROVIDED BY

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 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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 1.0 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 1.0 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 1.0 contact hours may be earned by learners who successfully complete this nursing continuing professional development activity. This activity has been designated for 0.9 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15824, for 1.0 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 1.0 ILNA points toward: 

• Care Continuum (OCN®, CBCN®, CPHON®, AOCNP®)
• Oncology Nursing Practice (OCN®)
• Professional Practice/Performance (BMTCN®, AOCNP®)
• Roles of the APRN (AOCNP®)
• Symptom Management, Palliative Care, Supportive Care (OCN®, CPHON®, AOCNP®)
• Treatment (OCN®, CBCN®, AOCNP®, CPHON®)

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 an ineligible company 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 relevant financial relationships 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 ineligible companies:

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

Jaffer Ajani, MD, discloses that he has served on an advisory board or panel for Amgen, Arcus, Astellas, BeiGene, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Fortress Biotech, Gilead, Merck, Novartis, Servier, Taiho, and Zymeworks, and that he has received grants or research support from Astellas, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Delta-Fly, Gilead, LaNova, Leap, MacroGenics, Merck, ProLinx, and Roche. 

Lei Zhao, MD, PhD, discloses that she has received grants or research support from Incyte. 

Kelley A. Rone, DNP, RN, AGNP-c, 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 attend the scheduled activity and submit a completed evaluation at the end of the activity.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR VIRTUAL CME | NCPD ACTIVITIES

For virtual (asynchronous, archived live, home study; synchronous webinars) CME/NCPD 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 medical education grant from Merck.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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