Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Bimonthly

Series Director

Anneliese Gonzalez, MD

Target Audience and Needs

Clinical physicians, fellows, residents, medical students, and other patient-care staff such as radiologists, pathologists, and nurse practitioners need to be regularly updated with new research and guidelines regarding the evaluation and multidisciplinary management of gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers and implement them in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and improve patient outcomes.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include case presentations and panel discussion.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Discuss the various clinical manifestations and pathologic findings and updates in the staging and diagnostic criteria for gastrointestinal and genitourinary (GI/GU) cancers using case presentations.
• Apply advances in GI/GU cancer diagnosis and treatment to improve patient outcomes in clinical practice.
• Recognize the role of multidisciplinary care in the management of patients with cancer and incorporate a multidisciplinary team when caring for patients with GI/GU cancer in practice.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator 

Virginia Mohlere 
[email protected]
832-325-7289