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Annual Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Conference:

Bridging Oncology & Primary Care

April 2-3, 2020

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Duncan Building, CPB, Conference Center, Floor 8
1155 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030

Conf. ID: D121847

16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM
Ethics 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM
16 Medical Knowledge MOC points

Target Audience

This conference should be of value to Primary Care physicians hospitalists, medical oncologists, hematologists and surgeons.

General Information

Agendas are subject to change because we are always striving to improve the quality of your educational experience. MD Anderson may substitute faculty with comparable expertise on rare occasions necessitated by illness, schedule conflicts and so forth.

Please let us know what specific topics, issues or questions you wish to see addressed or emphasized in this activity. Fax CME/Conference Management at 713-794-7124 or email register@mdanderson.org. All responses will be forwarded to the Program Chair for consideration.

Education Information

Focus

The goal of this conference is to provide primary care physicians, hospitalists, medical oncologists and hematologists evidence based information to enhance medical decision making when managing cancer patients. Physicians need updates on new cancer therapies, current treatment guidelines and resources to assist them in their cancer screening and practice. This activity will address the knowledge gap by bridging oncology with internal medicine, allowing physicians to provide supportive care to cancer patients.

Educational Objectives

After attending the conference, participants should be able to:

• Utilize new advances, methods and protocols in cancer screening prevention, diagnosis and treatment (Knowledge, Competence, Performance, Patient Outcomes);

• Be equipped with an awareness of the cancer continuum and the place of primary care as well as the resources available for assisting patients through phases of cancer survivorship (Knowledge, Competence, Performance, Patient Outcomes).

Educational Methods

Lecture/Didactic
Post Test
Question/Answer Session

Evaluation

A course evaluation survey will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics.

Accreditation/Credit Designation Information

PHYSICIANS

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ethics

This course has been designated by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. 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. In order to receive MOC points, you must pass the post-test with a score of 70% or higher.

CME Certificates and Attendance Verification Certificates

Certificates awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ or certificates documenting attendance will be emailed when an individual completes the online CME Verification process after the conference.

Registration Information

On-site registration opens at 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020. A continental breakfast will be served. The Welcome and Opening Remarks will begin at 8 a.m. and the conference will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020. Advanced registration is encouraged as space and materials are limited.

The deadline for advanced registration is Friday, February 28, 2020.

REGISTRATION FEES

Physicians (MDs/DOs/PhDs)

Postmarked before February 28...........................................$375
Postmarked after February 28..............................................$425

Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals

Postmarked before February 28............................................$175
Postmarked after February 28..............................................$200

MD ANDERSON REGISTRATION FEES

Physicians (MDs/DOs/PhDs)

Postmarked before February 28...........................................$325
Postmarked after February 28..............................................$370

Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals

Postmarked before February 28............................................$125
Postmarked after February 28...............................................$150

Students/Fellows/Residents

Postmarked before February 28..............................................$25
Postmarked after February 28.................................................$50

Registration On-line (Above): you may experience intermittent problems with creating new profile accounts for new registrations. If a problem does occur, please feel free to click the Printable Form (Below) and fax to our offices 713-794-1724. Please note the fax machine is located in a secured vault room.

There are two other ways to register:

Mail to:

CME/Conference Management, Unit 1781
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
P.O. Box 301407
Houston, TX 77230-1707

Fax to: 713-794-1724 (Printable Form )

We accept the following forms of payment:

• Check (payable through U.S. banks only)
• Money Order
• Credit Cards (MasterCard, VISA, and American Express)
• Cash (on-site registration only)

A receipt and confirmation letter will be sent to you within ten working days of receipt of your fee.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

The registration fee, minus a $50 administrative handling fee, is refundable if a written request is received on or before Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. No refunds will be granted after that date. The request for a registration refund must include the tax identification number of the company or institution if registration was paid by a company or institution check.

CME/Conference Management reserves the right to cancel activities prior to the scheduled date, if low enrollment or other circumstances make it necessary. Each registrant will be notified by mail, e-mail, or the contact numbers as given on the registration form. In case of activity cancellation, liability of CME/Conference Management is limited to the registration fee. CME/Conference Management will refund the full registration fee.

CME/Conference Management reserves the right to limit the number of participants in a program and is not responsible for any expenses incurred by an individual whose registration is not confirmed and for whom space is not available.

For additional information, please contact CME/Conference Management at 713-792-2223 or toll free at 866-849-5866.

Hotel and Transportation

ACCOMMODATIONS

• A block of rooms has been reserved for conference attendees at the InterContinental Houston – Medical Center located at 6750 Main Street, Houston, Texas.

• Book your room online at: https://bit.ly/38fDn2M

• The hotel phone number is (713) 422-2779.

• Early hotel reservation is suggested and the room block cutoff date is Monday, March 2, 2020.

• When you make reservations, be sure to mention the group name: Annual Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Conference: Bridging Oncology and Primary Care to be assured of receiving the special meeting rate of $179/night for a standard guest room. Please add 17% Texas state and local taxes.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

(prices are subject to change and variable depending on location of conference)

• Houston is served by two airports, George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) and William P. Hobby (HOU). The following forms of ground transportation are available to and from both airports:

Uber or Lyft
Yellow Cab 713-236-1111

Parking Information

Mays Garage Parking for April 2-3, 2020:

MD Anderson employees are encouraged to park in their normal location; however parking is available at the Mays Clinic garage.

Use Entrance 5 at Holcombe Boulevard at Bertner Avenue to access the garage beneath the Mays Clinic Building. Mays Clinic is adjacent to the conference site, Duncan Building (CPB). Mays Clinic self-parking is $12 per day and valet parking is $15 per day.

From the garage, take the elevators to the second floor and follow the hallway signs to the Duncan Building. After you pass Cool Beans Café on your left, take the Q Elevator Bank , also located on your left, to the Conference Center on the eighth floor.

Click here for a map with parking directions.