
Strategies to Support Reproductive Decision-Making Before Initiating Cancer Treatment
SELF STUDY / ENDURING - ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE ACTIVITY: 60 Minutes
As part of education and informed consent before cancer therapy, health care providers should address the possibility of infertility with patients treated during their reproductive years and be prepared to discuss possible fertility preservation options and/or to refer all potential patients to appropriate reproductive specialists. In this webcast, expert faculty will discuss the risks to fertility in patients undergoing cancer treatment and the strategies available for preserving fertility prior to treatment. Faculty will use case studies to illustrate discussions that should occur prior to initiating therapy and as part of on-going dialogue during treatment and survivorship. Learners will expand upon their knowledge of holistic patient care and increase the patient’s quality of life by addressing common human desires.
Target Audience
This CME initiative was designed for oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, NPs, PAs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with cancer.
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss the infertility risks associated with cancer treatment with patients so they can ask questions prior to starting treatment
2. Describe the options available for preserving fertility before starting treatment to prevent patient distress and future regret
3. Confirm that patients understand their fertility preservation options prior to starting cancer treatment
Faculty
Erin Taylor MS, PA-CN
Erin Taylor is a Physician Assistant at MD Anderson Cancer Center with 11 years of experience practicing in the Lymphoma Department and Stem Cell Transplant Department. She is a survivor of leukemia at age 18, and advocates for improving care and resources for young adult patients. She works closely with the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Clinic at MD Anderson and serves on the Young Adult Advisory Council. She is also a board member for Dan’s House of Hope, a non-profit serving young adult cancer patients in Houston.
DISCLOSURES:
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Horizon CME (HCME) ensures that continuing education activities are balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous.
All persons in a position to influence the content of an accredited continuing education activity provided by Horizon CME are required to disclose to HCME any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. All reported relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by Horizon CME.
Erin Taylor discloses no relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 ANCCThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 1.00 credit.
Price
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:
- Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
- Participate in the online activity.
- Complete the post-test and score a minimum of 70%
- Submit the evaluation form.
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DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE:
Horizon CME requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience when discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product or device not yet approved for use in the United States.
DISCLAIMER:
This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.