Lung Cancer Spotlight

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The Lung Cancer Spotlight consists of 12 sessions covering topics including barriers to lung cancer screening, knowledge gaps related to biomarkers, updates in diagnosis and staging, management of oligometastatic disease, updates in immunotherapy, lung cancer in older patients and in women, and lung cancer in interstitial lung disease.

Supported in part by a continuing education grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Course Objectives

After completing this online course, you will be able to:

Review incidence of lung cancer in ILA/ILD patients and association of increased cancer risk with certain subtypes.
Describe the various definitions centered on the concept of oligometastatic disease.
Review and critique existing frailty scoring instruments and determine which are most appropriate in the evaluation of elderly patients with lung cancer.
Review major classifications and basic biology of biomarkers in clinical use and under investigation to support early diagnosis and ongoing follow-up of NSCLC, to establish a framework for understanding their real-world utility.
Recognize the current epidemic of lung cancer, and understand the basis for an increased risk of lung cancer in women.

Item Number: 7207.66

Vivek Murthy, MD, FCCP
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York

Van K. Holden, MD, FCCP
Assistant Professor
Program Director
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program
University Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Christian Ghattas, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director, Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Majid Shafiq, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Interventional Pulmonology
Medical Director, Bedside Procedure
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Lung Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Audra J. Schwalk, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Anne V. Gonzalez, MD, MSc, FCCP
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Respiratory Medicine
McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jason A. Akulian, MD, MPH, FCCP
Director, Interventional Pulmonology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Jasleen K. Pannu, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Interventional Pulmonology
Translational Research
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio

Kamran Mahmood, MD, MPH, FCCP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

M. Patricia Rivera, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, PFT and Bronchoscopy Services
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Mary M. Pasquinelli, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Pulmonary and Thoracic Medical Oncology
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Science System
Chicago, Illinois

Alpa G. Desai, MD, FCCP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for ILD
Director, Pulmonary Outpatient Practice
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, New York

Nina M. Patel, MD, FCCP
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care
Columbia University
New York, New York

Bryan P. Stanifer, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Stacey-Ann Whittaker Brown, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

Jason Long, MD, MPH, FCCP
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Ellen Volker, MD, MSPH, FCCP
Director of Interventional Pulmonology
Associate Professor
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado

Hormuzd A. Katki, PhD
Senior Investigator
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland

Nichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR, FCCP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Medical University of South Carolina
Ralph H. Johnson VA Hospital
Charleston, South Carolina

Momen M. Wahidi, MD, MBA, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Director, Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina

Christine A. Argento, MD, FCCP
Associate Professor of Medicine and Thoracic Surgery
Director, Interventional Pulmonology
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Christopher R. Gilbert, DO, MS, FCCP
Interventional Pulmonologist
Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, Washington

Kimberly A. Sivertsen, APRN-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Interventional Pulmonary
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Mary E. Strek, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

David Lynch, MBChB
Professor of Radiology
Department of Radiology
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado

Jonathan S. Kurman, MD
Director, Interventional Pulmonology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Lynn T. Tanoue, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Frank C. Detterbeck, MD, FCCP
Professor of Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)
Surgical Director Thoracic Oncology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Nicholas J. Pastis, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Section Chief Pulmonary/Critical Care
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, South Carolina

Lilit Sargsyan, MD
Assistant Professor
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Houston, Texas

Brett C. Bade, MD
Assistant Professor
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Yale University and West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center
New Haven, Connecticut

Vickie R. Shannon, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Nikhil K. Meena, MD, FCCP
Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Kristine E. Konopka, MD
Assistant Professor
Thoracic Pathology
University of Michigan Pathology
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Moiz Salahuddin, MD
Pulmonologist
Houston, Texas

CME/CE Claim Instructions
Lung Cancer Spotlight

To complete the CME Activity Evaluation for the Lung Cancer Spotlight, claim CME/CE credits, and download CME/CE certificates and certificates of attendance (COA), please see the instructions below. You must complete your evaluation and download your certificate prior to the product expiration date.

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Physician Credit

The American College of Chest Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Chest Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 16433, for 11.0 contact hours.

Nurse Practitioners

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.

Physician Assistants

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Maintenance of Certification Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 11.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.

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CHEST Learning Category(s)

Learning Category 2: Self-Directed