AQDCE | Clinical Perspectives on Dual Checkpoint Blockade for mNSCLC

Estimated Time
0.25 hr

Release Date
Dec 28, 2022

Expiration Date
Sep 30, 2024

Dual checkpoint blockade is becoming a more common approach for patients with mNSCLC and no targetable driver mutation, and a new regimen was recently approved. Join us to hear from a thoracic oncologist how these regimens are changing patients’ perspectives about their likely outcomes, the clinical implications of emerging safety and efficacy data, and how to educate patients about participating in clinical trials.

Speakers

Accreditation and Disclosure Information

TARGET AUDIENCE
This CE activity is intended for community-based oncology clinicians including physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs, ie, NPs and PAs), nurses, and pharmacists who provide care for individuals with metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (mNSCLC).
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After completing this CE activity, participants should be better able to:
  • Evaluate the clinical implications of data supporting the safety and efficacy of novel dual checkpoint blockade regimens
  • Plan strategies to educate patients about clinical trials to overcome hesitancy regarding participation 
ACCREDITATION, SUPPORT and CREDIT
In support of improving patient care, 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. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Successful completion of this nursing continuing professional development activity will be awarded 0.25 contact hour and 0.25 contact hour in the area of pharmacology.
 
Continuing Pharmacy Education
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. designates this continuing education activity for 0.25 contact hour (0.025 CEU) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
 
Universal Activity Number:  JA0007322-0000-22-133-H01-P
Type of Activity: Knowledge 
 
AAPA Credit Designation Statement
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. has been authorize by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until February 16, 2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
 
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Statement
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
 
 
 
SUPPORT STATMENT
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from AstraZeneca.
 
DISCLOSURE & CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. is committed to providing high quality continuing education to healthcare professionals, as individuals and teams, with a protected space to learn, teach, and engage in scientific discourse free from influence from ineligible companies that may have an incentive to insert commercial bias into education.  To that end, we require faculty, presenters, planners, staff, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this CE activity to disclose all financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME, as related to the content of this CE activity, regardless of the amount or their view of the relevance to the education. All identified COI will be thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to policy. These disclosures will be provided to learners prior to the start of the CE activity. 
 
FACULTY DISCLOSURES
Planner/Presenter
Christine Bestvina, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Section of Hematology/Oncology
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
 
Christine Bestvina, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Advisory Board/Consultant: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, CVS Pharmacy, EMD Serono, Inc., Genentech, Inc., Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer Inc., Seattle Genetics, Takeda Oncology
Research Grant: AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb
 
The following relationships have ended within the last 24 months:
Speakers’ Bureau: Merck & Co., Inc.

All of the relevant financial relationships of individuals for this activity have been mitigated.

 
PLANNING COMMITTEE AND CONTENT/PEER REVIEWERS
The planners and content/peer reviewers from Medical Learning Institute, Inc., the accredited provider, do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies unless listed below.
 
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE
This educational activity may contain discussions of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this CE activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the CE activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
 
DISCLAIMER 
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this CE activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this CE activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
 
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this CE activity. In order to receive credit, learners must participate in the entire CE activity, complete the post-test and activity evaluation form and your certificate of credit will be generated. A passing score of 70% or higher is needed to obtain credit.  You will receive your certificate from Medical Learning Institute, Inc. 
 
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ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY
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