PHYSICIAN CONTINUING EDUCATION
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of University Health Services Professional Education Programs (UHS-PEP) of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System and Educational Concepts Group, LLC (ECG). UHS-PEP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
UHS-PEP designates this activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(TM). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is jointly sponsored by University Health Services Professional Education Programs (UHS-PEP) of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System and Educational Concepts Group, LLC (ECG).
This activity is supported by an educational grant from:
Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience for this initiative is urologists and medical oncologists caring for patients with prostate cancer.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
• Evaluate the clinical course and incidence of castration-resistant prostate cancer
• Debate the definition and implications of castration levels of testosterone in patients with prostate cancer
• Assess the role of the androgen receptor axis in prostate tumor biology and pathogenesis
• Discuss the clinical implications of the results of clinical trials, including early phase trials, that have potential to impact the prostate tumor microenvironment
• Discuss future treatment strategies and clinical trials for advancement of therapeutic progress in castration-resistant prostate cancer
Evaluation and Posttest Questions
When you have viewed all of the webcast presentations, click here to go to the Educational Concepts Group Website to complete the evaluation and take the postest.
Credit and Evaluation
After you have successfully completed the posttest and evaluation on the Educational Concepts Group website, you will be able to print out your certificate immediately.
FACULTY
James L. Mohler, MD - Chair
Associate Director and Senior Vice President for Translational Research
Chair, Department of Urology
Professor of Oncology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Professor, Department of Urology
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Buffalo, New York
Samuel Denmeade, MD
Associate Professor of Oncology, Urology, and Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
Charles J. Ryan, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California
San Francisco, California
