Primary Care Providers and Hematologists/Oncologists: Strategies for Shared Care of Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
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Date: February 23, 2011
Credit Available Until: February 23, 2012
Target Audience: Hematologists, oncologists, primary care providers, nurses, social workers, and pharmacists
Access: Virtual Lecture
Activity Purpose
The goal of this activity is to explore roles and communication touch points for primary care providers (PCPs) and hematologists/oncologists in managing patients with hematologic cancer, identify strategies and tools for optimal care, and discuss cancer survivorship recommendations.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Explore roles and communication touch points for primary care providers and hematologists/oncologists
- Identify communication strategies and tools for optimal patient care
- Discuss cancer survivorship recommendations for follow-up care
- Articulate the mechanisms of exchanging information between primary care and oncology practitioners
Faculty
Kevin Oeffinger, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Director, Adult Long-Term Follow-Up Program
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Jonathan Marsh, M.D.
Hematologist/Oncologist
Nassau Hematology/Oncology, a Subdivision of ProHealthCare
New Hyde Park, New York
Larissa Nekhlyudov, M.D.
Primary Care Physician
Assistant Professor and Director of Cancer Research
Department of Population Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Kanti R. Rai, M.D.
Chief
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, New York
Professor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Hofstra University
New York, New York
Clare Karten, MS
Senior Director, Mission Education
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Margie Miller
Group Scientific Director, Oncology
Medscape, LLC
S. Frieda Pearce, Ph.D.
Scientific Director
Medscape, LLC
Nafeez Zawahir, M.D.
CME Clinical Director
Medscape, LLC
Sponsors and Supporters
This activity was sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Medscape Oncology with additional distribution by the Association of Community Cancer Centers.
