The Neoplastic Appendix: When to Watch, When to Act, When to Refer

This CME activity provides non-specialist providers with a structured, evidence-informed approach to diagnosing and managing appendiceal neoplasms. With incidence rising and diagnostic pitfalls common, clinicians across primary care, emergency medicine, radiology, and general surgery increasingly encounter these complex cases.

Led by Dr. Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, this virtual program equips learners to recognize key clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings; apply a practical Watch, Act, Refer framework; and coordinate care effectively with surgical and oncologic colleagues. Case-based examples, imaging pearls, and patient advocacy perspectives reinforce best practices for diagnosis, surveillance, intervention, and referral.

Target Audience

For Physicians & Advanced Practice Providers in Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, and Radiology

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

1. Differentiate between benign, inflammatory, and neoplastic appendiceal pathology using clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings to improve diagnostic accuracy.

2. Apply evidence-informed criteria to determine when to observe, intervene, or refer patients with suspected appendiceal neoplasms, including low-risk LAMNs.

3. Identify appropriate referral triggers and communication strategies to coordinate care between primary, surgical and oncologic teams for patients with neoplastic appendiceal masses.

Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Maggie Lausten
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-3045
Email: 
[email protected]
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 1.00 NP Contact Hours
Course opens: 
10/15/2025
Course expires: 
10/14/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Activity Director:
Ugwuji Maduekwe, MD, MMSc, MPH, FACS, FSSO
Associate Dean and Deputy Director,
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment,
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery,
Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin

 

Planning Committee:
Deborah M. Shelton
Emma Dresen, NP
Ugwuji Maduekwe, MD

 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

  • Deborah M. Shelton
  • Emma Dresen, NP
  • Ugwuji Maduekwe, MD

 

 

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation. The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the ACCME 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 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 Care Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1 hour of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

 

Nurse Practitioner:
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for up to 1 contact hour of continuing education (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology). Nurse Practitioners should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 1.00 NP Contact Hours

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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