The ENCOMPASS Experience: Immunotherapy for Advanced Melanoma: Employing the Arts of Shared Decision-Making and Multidisciplinary Care

FACULTY

Adil Daud, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
(Hematology/ Oncology), UCSF
Director, Melanoma Clinical Research UCSF
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive
Cancer Center
San Francisco, CA

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

With multiple immunotherapy treatment options and combinations available for the management of advanced melanoma, clinicians require updates in the application of clinical data to guide shared decision-making and multidisciplinary care. In this concise program, Dr. Adil Daud reviews current evidence-based guidelines, clinical data informing treatment decisions, and demonstrates best practices for application of data in patients with advanced melanoma.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of oncologists, dermatologists, nurse practitioners, oncology pharmacists, and physician’s assistants who provide care for patients with advanced melanoma.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon the completion of this program, attendees should be able to:

• Facilitate a multidisciplinary approach to first-line treatment selection for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma that is grounded in evidence-based guidelines, the latest immunotherapy clinical trial data, and shared decision making
• Review ongoing clinical trials of combination immunotherapies for melanoma, as well as their available data
• Recognize best practices for adverse event management in patients receiving single-agent or combination immunotherapy for unresectable or metastatic melanoma

JOINT ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

In support of improving patient care, Med Learning Group 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.

PHYSICIAN CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

Med Learning Group designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the live activity.

NURSES (ANCC) CREDIT DESIGNATION

Med Learning Group designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 ANCC contact hours.

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Content Review

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METHOD OF PARTICIPATION

There are no fees for participating and receiving CE credit for this activity. In order to obtain your certificate for the mentioned accreditation, participants need to successfully complete the associated pre/post activities and evaluation. Your certificate will be provided as a downloadable file.

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RELEASED DATE: July 24, 2024
EXPIRATION DATE: July 24, 2025

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