Educational Need Statement
In 2007, an estimated 242,540 people will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer; and, 40,910 people will die from the disease.1 Although survival rates have shown significant improvement over the past several decades, breast cancer continues to be the second most common cause of cancer death in women.1 Several major breast cancer meetings are held each year, but there is a strong desire for a novel meeting with a specific focus on translational science held in an intimate setting.
The 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium is designed to provide an opportunity for members of the oncology community to discuss major developments in breast cancer treatment and research in a smaller, more discrete forum. Large clinical trials coupled with an increasing wealth of new pre-clinical and translational data offer opportunities to consider new treatment approaches both in the research and practice settings. To this end there is the need to engage the oncology community in thoughtful reflection, interaction and reaction about the developments from these and other trials. Additionally, lessons learned, hidden nuances, and unexpected pearls may be realized only after some degree of distance from the original scientific presentation. Hence reconsideration of “ground-breaking” results will be an important component of this meeting. In a 2003 educational survey of US-based oncologists, over 90% of respondents indicated that they would attend a meeting with 1,500 or fewer attendees.2 The 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium seeks to fill this need by providing an opportunity for oncologists and other members of the cancer care team to meet in a smaller, more intimate forum for the discussion and review of selected, theme-based translational, and pre-clinical and clinical abstracts.
The 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium will also provide a medium for educational discussion and context for research presented at other nationally recognized scientific meetings. The conference will incorporate interactive and educational sessions such as clinical science symposia, educational symposia, roundtable discussions and panel deliberations.
1American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2007. Atlanta:, GA American Cancer Society; 2007.
2American Society of Clinical Oncology, Educational Needs Survey, unpublished.
Target Audience
This symposium is designed for individuals with clinical and/or research interests in the prevention, screening, evaluation, and management of breast cancer, including medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists; nurses; pharmacists; physician assistants; and all other health care professionals involved in clinical care and research in the area of breast cancer.
Learning Objectives
- Examine advances in scientific and translational breast cancer research
- Evaluate the role of new diagnostic techniques and therapeutic strategies as applied to the care and management of patients with breast cancer
- Implement new practices or revise existing ones based upon knowledge gained at the 2007 Breast Cancer Conference
Accreditation Statement
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
ASCO designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicians (MDs and DOs) may receive CME credit for attending this meeting. Nonphysicians (including nurses and pharmacists) may request a Certificate of Participation, which may enable nonphysicians to apply their meeting participation hours toward re-licensure.
CME Certificates will no longer be mailed to attendees. E-mail notifications will be sent with instructions for retrieving certificates.
ASCO Members may use their ASCO.org login to access certificates on the CME Bank, or they may use their 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium badge number and last name to access their certificate.
Nonmembers will use their 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium badge number and last name to access their certificate.
Questions regarding CME may be sent via e-mail (cme@asco.org).
Disclaimer and Unlabelled Usage Statement
The information presented is that of the contributing faculty and does not necessarily represent the views of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and/or any named commercial entity providing financial support. Specific therapies discussed may not be approved and/or specified for use as indicated by the faculty presenters. Therefore, before prescribing any medication, please review the complete prescribing information including indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and adverse effects.
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