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Cancer and Venous Thromboembolism: Current Clinical Issues

Accredited Monograph
Jointly Sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC, and Horizon CME.

This accredited monograph is available in print and PDF format at the NACCME website. 

Release Date:  August 5, 2009
Expiration Date:  August 5, 2010
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

 


Primary Audience

Hematologists/Oncologists, Nurses, and Pharmacists

 


Learning Objectives

 


Faculty

Craig Kessler, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Director, Division of Coagulation
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC

Jack Ansell, MD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York

Thomas DeLoughery, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Pediatrics
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Hematology Section Head
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon

 

 

Activity Overview

This accredited monograph is designed to educate hematologists, oncologists, nurses, and pharmacists on the epidemiology and prevalence of VTE in cancer patients, the contributions of various anti-cancer therapies to the development of VTE, and appropriate VTE risk assessment, prevention, and management in the cancer patient. 

This accredited monograph is available in print and PDF format at the NACCME website.

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must read all monograph content, log on to the NACCME website to complete the 10-question post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. Participants who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form online may immediately print their documentation of credit.

For questions regarding this educational activity, please contact Angela Scarnici at NACCME at 609-371-1137.

 

 

CME Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) and Horizon CME. NACCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

 

 

CPE Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 1 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education (UAN 276-999-09-010-H01-P).

Any participant wanting to file a grievance with respect to any aspect of a continuing pharmacy education activity accredited by NACCME may contact John Savage, Director, Medical Education, NACCME, in writing, at 300 Rike Drive, Suite A, Millstone Township, NJ 08535, or by e-mail at jsavage@naccme.com. The Director of Medical Education will review the grievance and respond within 30 days of receiving the written statement. If the participant is unsatisfied with the response, an appeal to the Vice President, Medical Education, NACCME, may be made for a second level of review. 

 

 

CNE Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the PA State Nurses Association for 1 contact hour. Provider #: 110-3-E-06.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13255 for 1.0 contact hour.

 

 

Grant Support

Supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis U.S.

 

 

Cost

There is no fee associated with this activity.

 

 

Access to Monograph

This accredited monograph is joint-sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME), LLC, and Horizon CME.It is available in print and PDF format at the NACCME website. The CME post-test can also be completed at this site.