This activity is designed to engage pathologists, laboratory professionals, and other members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team in improving their knowledge, skills, and competence related to advances in biomarker testing for prostate cancer. Course topics include:
· Updates in biomarker testing, with a focus on HRR mutations
· Prevalence/prognosis
o Poor outcomes for misdiagnosed/underdiagnosed patients
· Importance
· Clinical practice guidel
· Multidisciplinary care team communication and collaboration
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of pathologists and laboratory professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
· Implement strategies for effective homologous recombination repair deficiency (HRR) testing
· Engage in prostate cancer multidisciplinary care team communication and collaboration
· Plan individualized, evidence-based treatment strategies for patients harboring HRR mutations in metastatic prostate cancer
Faculty
Steven Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology; Director of Pathology Residency Training Program, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Faculty disclosures
Steven Smith, M.D., Ph.D. has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Credit Designation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
The ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 0.25 CMLE credit. This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel.
For questions regarding CME credit, please contact ASCP Customer Service at 1-800-267-2727, during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time
Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must complete the online activity. CME certificates will be provided online.
Commercial Support
This activity is funded by an independent educational grant from Pfizer.