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	5th International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Activity Details
Activity Name:	5th International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Needs Assessment:	Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an unusual cancer because it grows throughout the chest cavity as a diffuse process rather than a typical solid nodule or mass. Because of this unique characteristic, it has very specific treatment issues. MPM also is an unusual tumor with less than 3,000 new cases annually, and therefore, most physicians, even pulmonologists and medical oncologists, may only see these patients infrequently. Despite this, it is critical that all physicians involved in the care of MPM patients be familiar with the important issues in this disease and possess a thorough understanding regarding the tumor itself, its evaluation process, staging, treatment and the role of multidisciplinary management of these patients. This includes the role and extent of surgery as well as radiation, chemotherapy and newer targeted therapies. Robert B. Cameron, MD, the course organizer and the Director of the UCLA Comprehensive Mesothelioma Program, has had over 28 years of experience with treating patients with MPM and, in particular, lung-sparing therapies, including pleurectomy and decortication surgical procedures and a number of complementary adjuvant therapies with the goal of treating this deadly disease like a chronic illness, similar to hypertension and diabetes.
Course Objectives:	At the completion of this course, participants should be able to: understand the role of each modality in multidisciplinary therapies, including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy discuss the indications and contra-indications for surgery recognize the pros and cons of lung-sparing surgery for MPM understand the need for chronic treatment for MPM identify the various types of radiation and their potential role in adjuvant therapy
Location Information
Meeting Location:	Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica
Location Address:	530 Pico Blvd.
Location City:	Santa Monica
Location State:	CA
Location Postal Code:	90405
Location Country:	US
Activity Information
Start Date:	5/2/2015
End Date:	5/2/2015
Fees:	Early registration fee (before April 17) $150 Physicians $100 Nurses $50 Family & Patients $25 Students* $250 Legal Profession Late registration fee (starting April 17) $225 Physicians $150 Nurses $75 Family & Patients $40 Students $500 Legal Profession *Must show student ID on-site
Meeting URL:	http://www.cme.ucla.edu/courses/event-description?registration_id=100881
Credit Information
Credit Amount:	7.5
Credit Unit:	Credits
Accreditation:	ACCME - Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education > AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Accreditor/Sponsor
Sponsor Name:	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Office of Continuing Medical Education
Sponsor Address:	10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1060
Sponsor City:	Los Angeles
Sponsor State:	CA
Sponsor Postal Code:	90024
Sponsor Country:	US
Contact Information
Contact Name:	Elosia Ayala
Contact Address:	10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1060
Contact City:	Los Angeles
Contact State:	CA
Contact Postal Code:	90024
Contact Country:	US
Contact Phone:	(310) 794-2620
Contact Email:	eayala@mednet.ucla.edu

Type: Live Meeting

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Live Meeting Information

Start: Saturday, May 2, 2015
End: Saturday, May 2, 2015

Location: Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA 90405
US

Credits

7.5 Credits> Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education> AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™