OVERVIEW

Community Practice Connections™: 3rd Annual Precision Medicine Through Plasma™: Using Liquid Biopsies in Contemporary Oncology Care is organized by Physicians' Education Resource, LLC (PER).

Release Date: February 28, 2020
Expiration Date: February 28, 2021

Accreditation:
Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16669, for 1.5 Contact Hours.

Activity Overview:
Community Practice Connections™: 3rd Annual Precision Medicine Through Plasma™: Using Liquid Biopsies in Contemporary Oncology Care consists of a series of interactive clinical vignettes, short video interviews of leading experts in solid tumors, and short summaries of clinical data related to these clinical vignettes. The video interviews address decision points in the clinical vignettes, as well as questions commonly faced in the community oncology practice setting.

Benefits of Participating:
• Learn about the benefits of liquid-based molecular testing
• Discuss clinical applications of liquid-based testing in lung, breast, and colon cancers
• See how experts weigh the roles of liquid-based and tissue-based testing

Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this educational activity, you should be better prepared to:
• Assess the relative advantages of currently available liquid-based and tissue-based testing approaches
• Review the capabilities of currently available liquid biopsy technologies
• Appraise the utility of liquid biopsies for different cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, and gastrointestinal cancers
• Apply clinical evidence on specific testing modalities that may help to individualize treatment protocols for patients with cancer