This activity is intended for internal CCAD Physicians

Activity Description:

This activity's need was identified based on the American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer standards. To meet the Commission on Cancer (CoC) standards for multidisciplinary cancer case conferences aka tumor boards cancer programs hold multidisciplinary cancer case conference(s) to evaluate patient management

Target Audience: 

Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, Radiology, Pathology, Psychology, Nursing, and Surgery.

Learning Objectives:

• Integrate multidisciplinary perspectives from surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, and radiology to develop evidence-based treatment plans for GI and soft tissue tumor patients.
• Apply current guidelines and emerging research to optimize staging, treatment sequencing, and use of neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapies.
• Enhance clinical decision-making and competence in managing complex GI and soft tissue tumor cases, including diagnostics, operative planning, and systemic therapy considerations.
• Improve care coordination and performance by adopting consensus-driven recommendations that reduce treatment delays and variability in practice.

Faculty Disclosure:

In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi for Continuing Education mitigates all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

Activity Director(s): Yasir Akmal, MD

The planning committee, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have NO relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement:

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education.

Credit Designation:

This CME Activity is accredited with 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.