Continuing Medical Education

Joint Sponsorship Statement
Jointly sponsored by Vanderbilt School of Medicine and the Association of American Cancer Institutes.

Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for CME (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Vanderbilt School of Medicine and the Association of American Cancer Institutes. Vanderbilt School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for CME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Vanderbilt School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Learning Objectives
Physicians and other health care professionals who attend the meeting should be able to summarize the program content, discuss its application in clinical practice, and convey the information to administrative leaders at their centers. The program’s learning objectives are for all attendees to be able to describe and discuss:
• Necessary collaborations and metrics for assessing a cancer center’s readiness to deliver high quality, coordinated care in this era of health care reform;
• Public/private partnering for reducing disease and lowering the costs associated with drug development;
• Partnerships with payers vis-a-vis the implementation of health care reform legislation;
• New approaches to the prevention or treatment of cancers through a better understanding of the underlying genes and pathways;
• Patient education and advocacy and connecting patients to relevant information and resources;
• Approaches to bringing the science of genomics to practice and implementing it at cancer centers.

Americans with Disabilities Act
It is the policy of Vanderbilt School of Medicine not to discriminate against any person on the basis of disabilities. If you feel you need services or auxiliary aids mentioned in this act in order to fully participate in this continuing education activity, please contact Sara Arvay at 412-605-1476 or attach a note to your registration form.

Faculty Disclosure
It is the policy of Vanderbilt School of Medicine to require disclosure of financial relationships from individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity; to identify and resolve conflicts of interest related to those relationships; and to make disclosure information available to the audience prior to the CME activity. Presenters are required to disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentations.

Target Audience
This conference is designed for basic and clinical scientists, as well as for physician-scientists from academia, industry, government, and other institutions with interest in diagnosing, preventing, and treating cancer and its long-term effects.