Information in this section relates to continuing medical education (CME) available through ASCO Enduring Materials. Opportunities listed below are certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
If you have any questions regarding these products, or you would like to request a replacement CME Certificate, please send an e-mail to cme@asco.org.
Activate ASCO-SEP Online Access by first logging in with your ASCO or guest ID. Then enter your Activation Code (front of your book or given to you) in the entry box at the bottom of the page.
Oncology fellows who are facing the ABIM Board exam, practicing oncologists who are enrolled in a Maintenance of Certification program, and anyone working within the field of oncology all have a basic need: the need to stay current and knowledgeable in the changing field of oncology.
ASCO-SEP™: Medical Oncology Self-Evaluation Program is ASCO’s solution to this need. It is a resource designed to help physicians and oncology professionals assess and improve their knowledge of the various areas of oncology. Available in a printed book or through online access, ASCO-SEP™ can help oncology personnel achieve their goals. Both versions include the following features:
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A 184-question self assessment examination with rationales that allows for the identification of potential knowledge gaps.
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Hundreds of pages divided into 19 different chapters that cover a full range of oncology topics: the basics of cancer, the treatment and diagnosis of specific cancers, and the supportive care involved with treating patients with cancer.
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A maximum of 43.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Whether it is an oncology fellow looking for material to prepare for the Board exam, or a professor searching for an appropriate oncology teaching tool, ASCO-SEP™ finds itself in a unique position to help all oncology professionals.
Contact Us About ASCO-SEP For technical assistance with the activation code and online access, please contact ASCO Technical Support at 888-273-3508 (in the U.S.), 703-519-2085 (outside the U.S.), or via e-mail at university@asco.org.
For CME certificate requests or other CME-related questions, please contact ASCO CME Staff at 571-483-1416, or via e-mail at cme@asco.org.
For all other Customer Service questions, please contact ASCO Customer Service at 888-273-3508 (in the U.S.), 703-519-1430 (outside the U.S.), or via e-mail at ascosep@asco.org.
Preventing cancer is as important as, if not more important, than treating cancer. Scientists have estimated that anywhere from 50 to 70% of all cancer deaths in the United States are caused by modifiable human behaviors.1 It is vital that physicians understand and implement effective preventive care.
ASCO Curriculum: Cancer Prevention, is the comprehensive resource from ASCO that provides oncologists with the comprehensive tools needed to effectively identify, collaborate, and communicate about the causes, distribution, and control of cancer. Available in a printed book with an accompanying CD-ROM, Cancer Prevention includes a variety of features:
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Hundreds of pages divided into 27 sections that cover numerous topics: the basics of prevention, the role of diet, principles of screening, and organ-specific cancer control.
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Dozens of self assessment questions with accompanying rationales, helping to identify potential knowledge gaps.
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A fully interactive CD-ROM that contains the slides and the self assessment questions in a digital format.
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A maximum of 28.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Education and empowerment-ASCO Curriculum Cancer Prevention will help oncologists in their ever growing role as an expert in cancer prevention and survivorship.
Contact Us About Cancer Prevention
For CME certificate requests or other CME-related questions, please contact ASCO CME Staff at 571-483-1416, or via e-mail at cme@asco.org.
1. Cancer Trends Progress Report - 2007 Update. Bethesda, MD; National Cancer Institute: 2007.
For many patients with cancer throughout the world, pain relief from difficult or advanced cancers can be hard to find. And with the shortage of physicians and oncologists qualified in pain relief, the need for palliative and end-of-life care has never been greater.¹
To address this concern, ASCO partnered with the National Cancer Institute, the EPEC™ Project at Northwestern University, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation to develop and disseminate the EPEC™-Oncology Curriculum. The resource, divided into three plenary sessions and fifteen content modules, elaborates upon the knowledge and skills necessary to provide state of the art palliative interventions for patients with the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual suffering associated with cancer. The curriculum has already been translated into Spanish, and additional translations are planned.
The EPEC™-Oncology Curriculum is freely available as a DVD/CD-ROM package from the National Cancer Institute.
Continuing Medical Education Information
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The American Society of Clinical Oncology designates this educational activity for a maximum of 32.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The original release date for this material is May 15, 2007. The CME credit availability expires May 14, 2009.
In order to obtain CME credit, the learner must finish the module and then complete and submit the Participant Evaluation Form and the Request for CME Credit Form. From there, send the completed forms via mail, fax or e-mail to:
ASCO / CME
2318 Mill Road; Suite 800
Alexandria, VA 22314
Fax: 571-366-9546
E-mail: cme@asco.org
For ASCO members, a certificate for CME credit will be available to print within two weeks of receipt of completed forms on ASCO’s CME bank. Nonmember certificates will be emailed within two to three weeks of receipt of completed forms.
Contact Us about EPEC™-O
If your organization is interested in presenting EPEC™-O as an Advanced Cancer Course, or in translating the curriculum's content into your language, please send an email to acc@asco.org.
If you wish to inquire about CME issues, please e-mail cme@asco.org.
If you have questions about the content of the resource, please contact the EPEC project at Northwestern University. If you have concerns over the status of your order, please contact the NCI.
1. Pain and Policy Studies Group, Madison, Wisconsin. 4 December 2007. http://www.painpolicy.wisc.edu. 22 February 2008.
Live educational event recorded at the 2002 Annual Meeting
Practical advice on how to enhance communication with patients
Includes role-playing segments
Release Date: October 2002
Expiration Date: September 1, 2005
Optimizing Cancer Care: The Importance of Symptom Management
Provides oncologists with useful information and practical tools for providing optimum palliative care to their patients
Developed with oversight of the ASCO Task Force on Pain and Symptom Management
Release Date: October 2001
Expiration Date: March 30, 2005
Cancer Genetics & Cancer Predisposition Testing, 2nd Edition
Professional reference and teaching tool that contains more than 300 slides with accompanying commentary
Covers such topics as basic genetics; methods for mutation detection; cancer risk assessment; genetic testing processes; ethical, legal and social issues; and hereditary cancers
Developed under the leadership of the ASCO Task Force on Cancer Genetics Education
Release Date: September 2003
Review Date: October 2006
Expiration Date: January 2008
Cancer Care in the Older Population
Addresses the increasing need to provide high-quality health services to a growing population of older persons
Comprehensive information from experts in geriatric medicine and oncology
Release date: January 2003
Review date: January 2006
Expiration date: March 2008
Oncology MKSAP (no longer available for purchase)
ONCOSEP: Genetics (no longer available for purchase)
