Clinician Strategies and Resources: Caring for AYAs as they Transition to Cancer Survivorship

Target Audience

This accredited activity is intended for hematologist/oncologists, APPs, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer and cancer survivors.

Educational Objectives

After completing this accredited activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Describe care challenges for AYAs as they transition to survivorship
• Explain the importance of survivorship care, including late effects and how to access long-term follow-up guidelines
• Identify interdisciplinary care team roles in supporting AYA cancer survivors
• Review resources to support AYAs with cancer, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals

Faculty

Rebecca Eary, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine 
UT Southwestern Medical School 
Medical Director, Primary Care Cancer Survivorship Clinic and the After Cancer Experience (ACE) Adult Program for Adolescent and Childhood Cancer Survivors 
Dallas, TX

Danielle Friedman, MD, MS 
Associate Member
Department of Pediatrics, MSK Kids
Director, Pediatric Long-Term Follow-Up Program
Director, Pediatric Survivorship Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY 

Brittany Hall, PhD
Associate Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Michelle Rajotte, LMSW (Moderator)
Associate Director
Information Resource Center
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rye Brook, NY

Michael Roth, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Cancer Survivorship
Co-Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program
Director, Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chair, Children’s Oncology Group AYA Oncology Discipline Committee
Houston, TX

Angela Yarbrough, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPHON
Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Accreditation, Credit and Support

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Learning Institute, Inc. and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Medical Learning Institute, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. (MLI) 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.

Registered Nursing Credit Designation
Approval for nurses has been obtained by the National Office of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society under Provider Number CEP 5832 to award 1.0 continuing education contact hour through the California Board of Registered Nursing.

Social Worker Continuing Education

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Medical Learning Institute, Inc. (MLI) is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses are approved under this program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 Clinical Social Work continuing education credit.

Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
There is no commercial support associated with this CE activity.
 

Method of Participation
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credits for this CE activity. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.

Learners must participate in the entire CE activity, complete, and submit the evaluation form to earn credit. Once submitted, the certificate will be generated. If you have questions regarding the receipt of your certificate, please contact via email at ndane@mlieducation.org.

Providers

This activity is provided by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Medical Learning Institute, Inc., in collaboration with The American Cancer Society.

Supporters

There is no commercial support associated with this activity.

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