Cancer Survivorship Professional Education

This five-part series provides an overview of cancer survivorship, including phases of cancer survivorship, current trends and models of survivorship care, and evidence-based practices to reduce long-term sequelae of cancer treatment and the enhance survivorship care delivered.

Objectives

At the end of this activity, the learner will be able to:

1. Articulate increased overall knowledge of the phases of cancer survivorship, current trends and models of survivorship care, and evidence-based practices to reduce long-term sequelae of cancer treatment to enhance the survivorship care delivered.
2. Identify the phases of cancer survivorship and unique problems associated with each phase.
3. Describe current trends in oncology intended to reduce long-term sequelae of cancer treatment.
4. Enumerate information and communication tools that enhance survivorship care.
5. Identify care models for delivery and coordination of post-treatment care of survivors.

Registration

The Cancer Survivorship Series consists of five modules which can be found on our professional education portal. Once selected, you can view details about the module and enroll. Once enrolled, you will be able to view the content and claim CE credits. 
 

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 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. 

ABIM MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Participant completion data will be shared with and transmitted to the ACCME on the participant’s behalf. 

MD Anderson's cancer survivorship algorithms provide best practices in post-treatment care of cancer survivors. Patients are transitioned to Survivorship once there is no evidence of disease for a specific time period dependent on the patient’s cancer site. 

These algorithms are not intended to replace the independent medical judgment of the physician in the context of individual clinical circumstances to determine a patient's care. 

1. Find the cancer survivorship algorithm most appropriate for your patients, depending on cancer diagnosis, through our webpage.
2. We also recently developed an app to view the content of the survivorship algorithms that are available for download from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Search “cancer survivorship algorithm”.

Publications

Handbook of Cancer Survivorship Care. Rodriguez MD, Dr. Maria Alma, Foxhall MD, Dr. Lewis E. Springer Publishing, 2019. (Purchase on Amazon)

Advances in Cancer Survivorship Management (MD Anderson Cancer Care Series) 2015th Edition. Rodriguez MD, Dr. Maria Alma, Foxhall MD, Dr. Lewis E. Springer Publishing, 2015. (Purchase on Amazon)

JNCI Monograph: "Cancer Survivorship Science at a Crossroads for Research and Evidence-Based Practice".  https://academic.oup.com/jncimono/issue/2021/57. 

Cancer Survivorship Grand Rounds

Please join us for a quarterly Grand Rounds presentation and panel discussion focused on survivorship research topics. Cancer Survivorship Research Grand Rounds is designed for researchers, nurse practitioners and health care professionals who care or conduct research related to cancer survivorship. During the session, participants will hear from expert faculty representing diverse research topics across the continuum of the cancer survivorship experience. Don’t miss the opportunity to with colleagues immersed in issues related to cancer survivors. 

1.5 AMA CME credits available per session. Grand Rounds will be held from 12-1:30 p.m. CST.

Upcoming sessions:

• November 10, 2022
• February 9, 2023
• April 13, 2023

Spring 2021: “NCI Survivorship Research and Funding” presented by our Keynote Speaker, Emily Tonorezos, M.D., MPH, from the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship.
In this virtual session, Dr. Tonozeros, provided a comprehensive discussion of the priorities for survivorship research and funding. A panel discussion, moderated by Ruth Rechis, Ph.D., featured Karen-Basen-Engquist, Ph.D. and Keith Argenbright, M.D. described research studies and priorities taking place in Texas..
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Summer 2021: “Health Disparities in Cancer Survivorship” presented by our Keynote Speaker, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D. from the NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
Dr. Pérez-Stable discussed the critical need to conduct research on the influence of disparities on the care of cancer survivors. He provided an overview of the NIH MHHD Research Framework and gave insight on the intersectionality of domains, i.e. biological, environment, etcetera and levels of influence ranging from the individual to societal level and their influence of health outcomes for individuals, families, communities, and populations. A panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Lorna McNeill featured Daniel Hughes, Ph.D. and Heather Becker, Ph.D., discussed the impact of disparities on groups such as survivors with disabilities and those with geographic or language barriers.
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Undergraduate Training Program

The Office of Cancer Survivorship hosts an undergraduate trainee program for college-level seniors. For more information contact Kathy Carpenter at klcarpen@mdanderson.org.

• Cancer Prevention and Survivorship Rotation