Activity ID
6005Expires
December 18, 2026Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
1Fee
$150CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Cancer care in the US has been described as a system in crisis, failing in its mission to be patient-centered, accessible, coordinated, and evidence-based. While many of the causes of this crisis are systemic, expensive to fix, and not easily addressed by physicians or practitioners, some of the problems most important to cancer patients can and should be tackled now.
This monograph reviews the cancer care recommendations from the Institutes of Medicine/National Academy of Medicine and from an oncology professional society. From a risk management standpoint, professional liability for the failures and burdens of cancer care reside most immediately in communication- and coordination-related problems—problems that can be addressed without waiting for an overhaul of healthcare financing, an increase in research funding, or treatment breakthroughs. Improvements within reach include transforming the informed consent process, administering palliation concurrent with treatment, providing timely referral to hospice, and coordinating care by means of multi-disciplinary cancer care teams.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
1. Describe several ways to improve the informed consent process for cancer patients.
2. Explain the rationale for the ASCO recommendation to provide palliative care concurrent with cancer treatment.
3. Ask a patient two questions to elicit his or her end of life wishes.
4. Design a multi-disciplinary cancer care team for a patient.
5. Persuade a hospital administrator of the value of a care navigator for cancer patients.
Keywords
Cancer, Oncology, Patient Experience
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
