This course is no longer available for credit.
Published 3/24/2022
Course Description
This online course includes enduring materials from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™ (ACI) program: A Focus on Skin Cancers. Designed for oncologists, nurses, pharmacists, emergency physicians and all members of the cancer team, the ACI program focuses on recent clinical advancements, management of immune-related adverse events, underlying mechanisms of different immunotherapy options, clinical application for various disease states, and what to look for in the future. View all available ACI online offerings at www.sitcancer.org/acionline.
SITC Online Education Disclaimer
A qualified healthcare professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. Readers should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this educational activity.
Continuing Education Information
Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer.
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Funders Statement
The 2021–2022 Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy™ educational series is supported, in part, by independent medical education grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Exelixis, Inc., Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Credit Available: March 24, 2022 - March 24, 2023
Estimated time to complete activity: 3.75 hours
Faculty:
Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD - Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Isabella C. Glitza, MD, PhD - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Janice Mehnert, MD - NYU Langone Health
Michael K. Wong - MD, PhD - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ryan J. Sullivan, MD - Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Omid Hamid, MD - The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Jarushka Naidoo, MBBCH, MHS - Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre Dublin
Kathy Madden, NP, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, APHN - NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center
Target Audience
This activity is intended for program coordinators, health care managers, physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses and other healthcare professionals engaged in the care of patients with cancer.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Identify the cancer immunotherapy approaches in use for the treatment of skin cancers.
- Summarize recent updates in cancer immunotherapy for skin cancers, including emerging toxicities and managment.
- Implement cancer immunotherapy for skin cancer into clinical pratice appropriately.
If you have questions regarding the certification of this activity, please contact PIM via email at inquiries@pimed.com
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.75 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 3.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 3.75 contact hours. Designated for 1.5 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advance Practice Registered Nurses.
Continuing Pharmacy Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 3.75 contact hours (0.375 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - JA4008162-9999-22-130-H01-P
Type of Activity: Knowledge
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer planners and others have nothing to disclose.
Method of Participation and Request for Credit
During the period of accreditation, participants must read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures and study the educational activity.
If you wish to receive acknowledgment for completing this activity, please follow the steps indicated at the end of the course.
Hardware and Software Requirements
SITC connectED requires a modern web browser (Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome) and the ability to listen to audio with the content.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.