Desert Lung CME

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2024 Desert Lung CME: Updates on Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

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OVERVIEW

Date & Location
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Other, Tucson, AZ

Target Audience
Specialties - Oncology, Pulmonary Medicine, Surgery
Professions - ALL

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (3.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (3.75 hours)

Flyer for this event:  desert_lung_cme_promo-final.pdf

Overview
A half-day CME activity designed to improve lung cancer screening rates and increase therapeutic options available to patients diagnosed with lung cancer. Specific presentation topics that will be addressed include: - Who qualifies for lung cancer screening and who doesn't? - What to do with incidental lung nodules? - Labs, risk scores and adjuncts to imaging - Surgery for early stage lung cancer - Radiation/Cryo/Galvanize for early stage lung cancer - Clinical trials in early stage lung cancer - Advances in Interventional Pulmonolgy - Advances in surgery - ERAS for lung surgery. Registration Fees: $80 MDs, NPs, PAs; $40 residents/fellows/RNs, other providers; $20 medical students/others.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Counsel eligible patients on the benefits of lung cancer screening.
2. Screen for and diagnose early lung cancer, and refer for invasive diagnostic testing as appropriate.
3. Employ appropriate diagnostic modalities (either navigational bronchoscopy or minimally invasive surgical options).
4. Utilize both surgical and non-surgical treatment options for early lung cancer, depending on the impact on patient quality of life.

Accreditation
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Additional Information:

Cancellation Policy
Please contact the coordinator/activity director for cancellation details. The organization holding the activity reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Office of Continuing Medical Education is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME activity coordinator.

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). The CME office reviewers have nothing to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Faculty Member Information      Role in activity  
Stephanie Worrell, MD                 Course Director, Faculty
Surgeon
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Tucson, AZ
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Consulting Fee-Intuitive (Relationship has ended)|Advisor-Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Relationship has ended)

Billie Bixby, MD                                Faculty 
Assistant Professor and Director, Pulmonary Intervention Program
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Medicine 
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Tucson, AZ
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Nothing to disclose

Madhav Chopra, MD                      Faculty
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Banner University Medical Center, Department of Medicine 
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Tucson, AZ
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Nothing to disclose

Darius Filsoof, MD           Faculty
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Medicine 
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Tucson, AZ
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Nothing to disclose

Ricklie Julian, MD            Faculty
Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track)
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology & Oncology 
Tucson, AZ
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Speakers Bureau-Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-AstraZeneca (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Merck (Any division) (Relationship has ended)

James Knepler, MD         Faculty
Professor
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Medicine  
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Tucson, AZ
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Nothing to disclose

Jonathon Rice, MD, PhD               Faculty 
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Nothing to disclose

Amber Rodriguez, PA                     Faculty
Physician Assstant
Banner University Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Nothing to disclose

Praveen Sridhar, MD                       Faculty 
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Tucson, AZ
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Firm(s): Nothing to disclose

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