These courses are intended for internal hospital staff.

Activity Description:

This multidisciplinary team, consisting of physicians representing each of the diagnostic and treatment services, coordinators, and representatives from administrative, clinical and supportive services; is responsible for cancer program leadership at Alaska Regional Hospital. This team comes together on a quarterly basis to review data and other pertinent documentation in order to measure compliance and adherence to the Commission on Cancer accreditation standards to ensure that cancer patients at Alaska Regional Hospital are treated with the highest quality of care.

Target Audience: 

Anesthesiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Dermatology, Surgical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Plastic Surgeons, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives:

• Critically review and analyze data to identify opportunities to improve the quality of care and outcomes in the management of cancer patients at Alaska Regional Hospital.
• Identify the spectrum of services available to meet the unique needs of the Alaskan cancer patient and address barriers or gaps that may impact the care and management of these patients.
• Evaluate the evolving standards of care/evidence-based guidelines for care of patients with cancer in Alaska

Moderator:

Sherry Johnson, MD

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of HCA Healthcare Continental Division and HCA Healthcare Mountain Division. HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.