Education
There are numerous educational events that credentialed physicians, nurses and allied health personnel can participate in that are offered through MD Anderson and Physicians Network. Almost all of these educational events are approved for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credit.
Multidisciplinary Planning Conferences (MPCs)
Multidisciplinary Planning Conferences occur two or three times monthly, and we welcome your participation.
Purpose of MPCs
To facilitate clinical collaboration in the care of patients prospectively (before treatment is initiated) at Physicians Network Affiliate Sites; and to discuss the multidisciplinary treatment options for those patients with MD Anderson faculty.
Goals
- Build and enhance relationships between Physicians Network credentialed physicians and MD Anderson faculty through scheduled educational forums.
- Impact the care of cancer patients being provided in the community through increased affiliate site physician interaction with MD Anderson faculty.
- Facilitate didactic discussion on current cancer issues and topics.
- Provide CME and CNE credit hours (one Category I AMA PRA CME credit) to Physicians Network credentialed physicians and 1.0 nursing contact hour for nurses who document their participation.
Program Logistics
- The total transmission time for each MPC will be one hour.
- Each Affiliate Site will be asked to present at least one clinical case per MPC.
- The Affiliate Sites will send the de-identified case information along with the MPC Source Documentation Form to the Physicians Network Program Manager, Provider Relations prior to each MPC according to the schedule.
- Each case submitted should include the pathology, diagnostic imaging, most recent H&P, and the most pertinent surgical, radiation, and chemotherapy or progress notes on Powerpoint slides. Additionally, diagnostic imaging slides can be transferred during videoconference, if desired.
- Physicians Network credentialed providers and nurses will complete and return the CME or CNE verification and program evaluation forms to the Affiliate Physicians Network liaison to receive their CME or CNE credit.
- Program evaluation forms and CME or CNE verification forms will be collected and forwarded to the Physicians Network Program Manager, Provider Relations.
Guideline Update Videoconferences
The MD Anderson Clinical Guidelines form the basis for the multidisciplinary treatment planning process. These guidelines are disease site and stage specific, evidence based with references and supported by expert opinion.
For disease sites where no MD Anderson clinical guidelines exist, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines will be used.
The guideline update videoconferences are designed to educate the physicians and clinical staff at Physicians Network Affiliate sites on the latest changes and updates to the MD Anderson Clinical Guidelines. The expected outcome is that physicians will utilize these guidelines in their clinical practice as a resource in the treatment planning process for patients. Physicians who participate in these videoconferences are eligible to receive up to two Category I AMA PRA CME credits and nurses who document their participation will receive 1.0 nursing content hour of CNE.
Previous Guideline Update Videoconferences
Leukemia (ALL and AML): May 19, 2009
Pain Management: September 22, 2009
Unknown Primary: February 16, 2010
Breast, Cervical and Colorectal Screening: May 11, 2010
Bladder and Renal: May 25, 2010
Breast-Invasive and Non-Invasive: October 5, 2010
Small Cell/ Non Small Cell: May 3, 2011
Liver/Pancreatic: July 12, 2011
Gastric/ Esophageal: November 1, 2011
Future Guideline Videoconferences
Breast Invasive and Non- Invasive- December 18, 2012
- Oral/ Tongue and Larynx
- Gynecology (Cervical)
- Follicular Lymphoma and Gastric MAL T Lymphoma
- Colon and Rectal
- Head & Neck
Once these guidelines have been updated, the videoconference dates will be provided to you and posted on our website. We welcome your participation.
MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Guidelines
Annual Cancer Symposium
Save The Date 2013 MD Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Physicians Network Symposium
The program brochure will be made available in the coming weeks. Please check our website in the coming weeks for more details.
Review previous symposium programs below:
- MD Anderson Cancer Center and MD Anderson Physicians Network 2011 Symposium Program
- First Annual Symposium Program (pdf)
- Second Annual Symposium Program (pdf)
- Third Annual Symposium Program (pdf)
- Fourth Annual Symposium Program (pdf)
- Fifth Annual Symposium Program (pdf)
- Sixth Annual Symposium Program
MD Anderson Continuing Education Programs
Review additional continuing education opportunities available at MD Anderson Cancer Center for physicians, nurses and ancillary personnel.
Speaker’s Bureau Educational Series
Physicians Network has established a Speaker’s Bureau Educational Series. The Speaker’s Bureau draws upon expertise from MD Anderson faculty, staff and national experts. Its sole purpose is to provide credentialed physicians, nurses and allied health personnel information pertaining to timely and sometimes controversial topics in oncology.
High Risk Lesions Presentation: June 9, 2009
Stem Cell Transplantation And Cellular Therapy: February 2, 2010
How To Discuss Bad News With Patients And Families: March 9, 2010
Recent Advances and Contemporary Management of Melanoma: June 22, 2010
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: September 21, 2010
AML In The Elderly: October 4, 2011
Survivorship: Models of Care: December 13, 2011
BATTLE Clinical Trial: January 31, 2012
Refractory CLL and Novel Inhibitors: March 13, 2012
The Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Staging of Breast Cancer: May 15, 2012
PSA Controversy: When, Who and How: September 18, 2012
Prostate Cancer External Beam and Treatment Planning: October 16, 2012
Advanced Breast Cancer Radiation Oncology: February 5, 2013
Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer: February 26, 2013
Cancer Genetics: March 13, 2013