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Continuing Medical Education Program

Methodist Hospital Continuing Medical Education Program 2016 FALL ONCOLOGY UPDATE Thursday October 27, 2016 Methodist Hospital Classroom 1 Ground Floor of the Main Building 12:30 p.m.-4:00 pm Lunch will be provided

Topic: From Needles to Knife: What You Need to Know About Thyroid Cancer Cortney Lee, M.D University of Kentucky, Assistant Professor of Surgery Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity the participants will be able to: 1) Review the evaluation and management of thyroid nodules. 2) Discuss the significance of the rising incidence of thyroid cancer. 3) Summarize types of thyroid cancer including differences in treatment and prognosis. 4) Describe the surgical management of thyroid cancer. 5) Compare the shift in use of radioactive iodine in lieu of recent ATA guidelines. Topic: Esophageal Cancer Timothy Mullett, M.D. Medical Director, UK Markey Cancer Center Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity the participants will be able to: 1) Recognize the presentation of esophageal cancer. 2) Describe the work up of esophageal cancer. 3) Identify the treatment options for esophageal cancer.

Target Audience: Hematology/Oncology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Residents, students, and other interested health care staff Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending Additional presentations by Sarah Smith, MSN, RN, OCN, ONC, Oncology Nurse Navigator and Brittany Dunn, APRN, St Anthony’s Palliative Care

Special Services: To request special dietary needs and/or disability arrangements, contact the CME Office at 270-827-7565 at least 10 days prior to the conference. Methodist Hospital complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. Methodist Hospital Continuing Medical Education Program Methodist Hospital Agenda October 27, 2016

12:30-1:00 p.m.-Sarah Smith, MSN, RN, OCN, ONC, Oncology Nurse Navigator will give a 30 minute presentation on the Oncology/Infusion Unit and the purpose of a nurse navigator and how it has grown. 1:15-2:15 p.m. - Cortney Lee, M.D. will present the topic Thyroid Cancer. Dr. Lee is an Associate Professor of Surgery with the University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine 2:15-2:45 p.m.-Brittany Dunn, APRN will give a presentation about palliative care in our service area, and how patients have responded. 3:00-4:00 p.m. - Timothy Mullett, M.D. will present Esophageal Cancer. Dr. Mullett is the Chief, General Thoracic Surgery Section and the Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center. Dr. Mullett is also the Surgical Director, Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic at Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky

Continuing Medical Education: Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) to provide Continuing Medical Education for Physicians. Methodist Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of (3) AMA PRA Category I Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In accordance with the guidelines of the ACCME and KMA standards for commercial support of CME, all faculty members participating in continuing medical education activities sponsored by Methodist Hospital are expected to disclose any relationship that, in the context of the subject of their presentation, could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic.

Dr. Lee or Dr. Mullett has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial entity.

Special Services: To request special dietary needs and/or disability arrangements, contact the CME Office at 270-827-7565 at least 10 days prior to the conference. Methodist Hospital complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.

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