Program Description: 

This educational activity is designed to incorporate evidence-based pathophysiology, diagnosis, and/or treatment of surgical disorders into clinical practice. Speakers will utilize departmental quality improvement data, M&M data, and patient safety data to improve outcomes of surgical disease and other aspects of surgical patients’ general health. Evidence-based date regarding the changing aspects/newer approaches to surgical disease will be analyzed, and critical issues related to surgery within the broader scope of American health care will be discussed.

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
AMA Credit Designation Statement: 
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live 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.

Hours of  Participation for Allied Health Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals. 

Target audience: 

General Surgeons, Physician Assistants, Allied Health Care Professionals

Learning objectives: 
  • Understand the benefit of systemic therapy on local control
  • Be aware of studies demonstrating that multimodality therapy allows a reduction in the extent of surgery
  • Recognize the interplay of disease burden and molecular subtype on local therapy outcomes   

 

Faculty & credentials: 

Monica Morrow, MD, is the Chief of the Breast Service and the Anne Burnett Windfohr Chair of Clinical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Morrow will present The Local Therapy of Breast Cancer: Decreasing the Burden of Treatment.

 

All persons in control of content have NO relevant financial relationships to disclose.

 

Contact

Name: 
Dana Schmidman
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 805-5602
Email: 
dschmidm@mcw.edu
Session date: 
04/09/2014 - 7:30am to 8:30am CDT
Location: 
Froedtert Hospital
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Helfaer Auditorium, 1st Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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