An Overview of Stem Cell Transplants - NCCN Educational Opportunities

NCCN Oncology Case Management Program™ Webinar: An Overview of Stem Cell Transplants
Friday, October 29, 2010 (On-line Webinar)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Register now to secure a seat at this educational activity.

Educational Objectives:

Following this program, participants should be able to:

* Explain the historical evolution of allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of benign and malignant lymphohematopoietic disorders
* Summarize recent developments improving the outcomes for patients previously considered ineligible for allo and auto HSCT
* Describe the clinical course and complications of patients receiving allo and auto HSCT


Intended Audience:
This educational activity is designed to meet the needs of medical directors and other physicians, case managers, nurses, and other specialties within managed care organizations who work with cancer patients.

Presenters/Faculty:
William Vaughan, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

Accreditation:
Physicians
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NCCN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses

This activity is approved for 1.5 contact hours. National Comprehensive Cancer Network is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Approval as a provider refers to recognition of educational activities only and does not imply ANCC Commission on Accreditation or PA Nurses approval or endorsement of any product.

Kristina M. Gregory, RN, MSN, OCN, is our nurse planner for this educational activity.
Case Managers

NCCN is accredited by the Commission for Case Manager Certification to award 1.5 clock hours to case managers for completing this program.

Supporters:

This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen. This program is supported by educational grants from: Genomic Health, Inc.; ImClone Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis Oncology; Pfizer; and sanofi-aventis.

Registration Information:
There is no registration fee for this webinar.
Register now to secure a seat at this educational activity.
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