The Immuno-Oncology program is designed to help the busy clinician keep on top of the rapidly developing field of immunotherapy as it relates to oncology. The program address a wide variety of topics including cancer immunobiology, classes of agents, potential…
The Tumor Genomics Program serves as a complement to the ASCO Cancer Genetics Program and is designed to increase knowledge in the area of tumor genomics, particularly regarding somatic genomic alterations that drive tumor progression and have implications for clinical…
This course will provide you with an overview of value in health care. We’ll start by distinguishing between cost and value, and understanding how both of these concepts relate to quality. We’ll introduce you to the growing problem of health…
In this one-lesson course, we’ll introduce you to patient and family shadowing, a valuable exercise for health professions students and health care professionals at any stage of their career. You’ll learn five steps for using shadowing to better empathize with…
UpToDate is an electronic learning tool that provides current, authoritative, and clinically focused information available on 10,000+ topics covering 22+ medical specialties. We integrate the best evidence with clinical experience to produce practical and detailed topics to answer physicians’ questions…
Mutual caring between clinician and patient only thrives within the mutually understood boundaries of a professional relationship. Occasionally, unexamined feelings or misinterpreted communications by patient or clinician lead to incursions beyond those boundaries, and such incursions always threaten the relationship….
Clinician rates of impairment from substance abuse and from psychiatric and physical disability are at least as high as the general population. As a clinician, you owe allegiance to both your colleagues and to a professional standard of ethics and…
In this module, we explore typical reactions to disruptions, terminations and transfers of care as well as communication strategies that have proven effective in managing such separations. Diplomate Engagement Self-assessment questions tailored to each specific module topic are required upon…
Unexpected death, any major complication or any error produces very strong emotions high reactivity. Clinicians need support setting up and conducting conversations about tragic outcomes. In conversations regarding “major” complications or clear errors, emotions and disappointment are stronger, particularly the…
Communicating news about a diagnosis of life-threatening illness, discussing prognosis, eliciting patients’ goals, translating goals into interventions, providing psychosocial support and saying goodbye are critically important interventions for all clinicians. Often, specialists such as oncologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, and others provide…
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