UConn Health Tumor Board CME

Provided by the UConn School of Medicine and Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education

Purpose: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education, is now offering CME to our UConn licensed physician faculty/clinicians, affiliated UConn licensed physician faculty/clinicians, APRN’s, and other invitees or learners who actively participates and attend any of our live UConn Health Tumor Board sessions.

 Target Audience: UConn Health Tumor Board members, invitees and/or other learners who are Licensed Physician Faculty/Clinicians, affiliated UConn Health Licensed Physician Faculty/Clinicians, or APRN’s.

Program Duration: AY24-25: July 1, 2024, thru June 30, 2025 (auto renews)

Learning Objectives: Participants Will (Be Able to):

  • Utilize multidisciplinary approaches to diagnosis and staging of patients with cancer including the findings from imaging, biopsy and surgery, genetic and molecular studies.
  • Implement optimal treatment plans for the patients with cancer managed at UConn Health integrating surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy as needed.
  • Describe evidence and/or guideline-based approaches to therapy as well as available clinical trials.
  • Address the cultural, linguistic, ethnic, religious, and socio-economic barriers which may affect a given patient’s treatment.

Activity Director: Melinda Sanders, M.D., Medical Director for Continuing Medical Education
Co-Activity Directors: Christine McNally, M.A. and Srimathi Manickaratnam MD, Associate Director for CME
Activity Administrator: Kimberly Person, CME Administrator

Facilitators: Melinda Sanders, M.D., Sri Manickaratnam, M.D., Alicja Paci, APRN, Tori-Lynn Pacelle, APRN, Wendy Thibodeau, APRN, Evelyn Wong, APRN, Amanda Kennan, APRN, Natalie Bombassei, APRN,

Tumor Boards:

  • Gynecologic, Alicja Paci, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held every Wednesday, 7:00-8:00am
  • Genitourinary, Alicja Paci, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 4:00-5:00pm
  • Gastrointestinal, Tori-Lynn Pacelle, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held every 3rd Monday, 7:00-8:00am
  • Melanoma, Wendy Thibodeau, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held every Wednesday, 1:00-2:00pm
  • Lung, Wendy Thibodeau, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held every Thursday, 8:00-9:00am
  • Breast, Evelyn Wong, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held every Wednesday, 12:00-1:00pm
  • Hematologic, Amanda Kennan, APRN, Nurse Navigator and Natalie Bombassei, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 12:00-1:00pm
  • Neuro Onc (CNS), Tori-Lynn Pacelle, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7:00-8:00am
  • Head & Neck, Tori-Lynn Pacelle, APRN, Nurse Navigator, held 2nd Wednesday, 4:00-5:00pm

Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of _1.0_ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

Activity Disclosure Statements:

  • Melinda Sanders, M.D., as activity director, facilitator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Christine McNally, M.A., as co-activity director and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Kim Person, as activity administrator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Sri Manickaratnam, M.D., as co-activity director, facilitator, and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Evelyn Wong, APRN, as facilitator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Tori-Lynn Pacelle, APRN, as facilitator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Wendy Thibodeau, APRN, as facilitator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Alicja Paci, APRN, as facilitator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Amanda Kennan, APRN, as facilitator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Natalie Bombassei, APRN, as facilitator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

This CME activity will not involve or be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device.

Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Confidentiality: We are committed to protecting your privacy. The information that we collect is for the purpose of awarding CME credits and to evaluate each activity and the educational series as a whole. Other than through the evaluation form, no information is being gathered about people who choose to participate in this program. This is a Case Conference Committee/Morbidity and Mortality/Tumor Board document is confidential in accordance with Section 19a-17b of the Connecticut General Statutes.

Questions: For questions or further information regarding CME for Tumor Board sessions, please contact the CME office at cme@uchc.edu.

To complete CME Tumor Board CME Survey: Tumor Board CME Evaluation Survey