Update on the Management of Breast Cancer

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
1:00 pm (ET), 12:00 pm (CT), 11:00 am (MT), 10:00 am (PT)

Presenters:

• J. Andrew Skirvin, Pharm.D., BCOP
  Associate Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy
  Bouve College of Health Sciences
  Northeastern University
  Co-appointment: Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacist,
  Dana Farber Cancer Institute & Brigham & Women’s Hospital
  Boston, MA

Goal Statement (Pharmacists & Nurses)

The purpose of this activity is to provide the participant with the knowledge needed to manage patients with
breast cancer.

1. Summarize the incidence and risk factors for breast cancer.
2. Identify screening and prevention options for the public.
3. Differentiate the options for the management of patients with early and late stage breast cancer.
4. Describe the role for new therapies in breast cancer management.

Goal Statement (Pharmacy Technicians)

The purpose of this activity is to provide the participant with the knowledge needed to assist pharmacists in
managing patients with breast cancer.

1. Describe the risk factors for breast cancer.
2. Identify screening and prevention options for the public.
3. List three medications used for either early or late stage breast cancer.

Target Audience

Pharmacy staff and nursing staff involved with the medical care of patients with breast cancer.

Type of Activity

Knowledge-based

Pharmacy Accreditation

Innovatix, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of
continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hour for Disease State
Management. Universal activity number: 0409-0000-16-008-L01-P (Pharmacists) and 0409-0000-16-
008-L01-T (Technicians). To receive continuing education credit, a pharmacist or technician must attend
the accredited session and complete the program evaluation at
https://innovatix.com/evaluations/lnl/default.htm. Registrants must register no later than 10 minutes
after the start of the meeting and must attend the entire meeting.

Nursing Accreditation

Professional Education Services Group is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA).
Professional Education Services Group is awarding 1.0 contact hour for learners who successfully
complete this continuing nursing education activity (including attending the entire 1.0 hour session and
completing and submitting the session evaluation) The evaluation can be found online at:
http://innovatix.cds.pesgce.com/index.php. For questions about this activity for nurses, contact
support@pesgce.com

Cost

This program is free of charge to existing and potential Innovatix members.

Continuing Education Credits

ACPE Statements of Credit will be transferred to CPE Monitor within 4-6 weeks, upon successful
completion and submission of the verification of Continuing Education and Program Evaluation Forms. CE
certificates are not issued by Innovatix.