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: 

Dermatology, Hematology/Oncology, Neurosurgery, Nursing, Opthalmology, Pharmacology, Radiology, Pathology and Surgery.

Learning Objectives:

• Apply current evidence-based guidelines to the multidisciplinary management of Head and Neck cancer across all stages of disease.
• Interpret imaging, pathology, and genomic testing results to accurately stage disease and guide individualized treatment planning.
• Integrate surgical, medical oncology, and radiation oncology perspectives to develop coordinated, patient-centered care plans. Identify appropriate candidates for systemic therapies, surgical interventions, and radiation strategies based on tumor biology and patient factors. 
• Enhance communication and collaboration among multidisciplinary team members to reduce practice variability and improve quality of care.

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): Mahdi Shkoukani, 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.