11th Annual
ASTRO Review 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Embassy Suites Hotel
Independence, Ohio
Description
This course will provide radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, medical oncologists, hematologists, and nurses with current data and information that was presented at the 51st Annual ASTRO meeting in Chicago, November 1-5, 2009.
Target Audience
Radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, medical oncologists, hematologists, and nurses.
Learning Objectives
As a result of attending this course, the participant will be able to:
- Describe current treatment options for various malignancies.
- Assess important studies and clinical trials in radiation oncology.
- Define the indications for post-operative and pre-operative radiation therapy.
- Review the role of adjuvant and neoadjuvant radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer.
Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify Cleveland Clinic at 216.444.7920 at least two weeks prior to the activity.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
The Ohio Board of Nursing will accept at face value the number of contact hours awarded for an educational activity that has been approved for CE by a nationally accredited system of CE approval. Therefore the 3.5 physician AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be accepted for nursing credits. Nurses from other states should contact their State Board of Nursing.
