Value of Oncology CME

Joyce O'Shaughnessy, MD, William J. Gradishar, MD, FASCO, FACP, Eleftherios Mamounas, MD, MPH, FACS, and Joseph Sparano, MD elaborate on the crucial role that continuing medical education plays in advancing modern medicine. Continuing medical education allows for expert practitioners, or key opinion leaders, to break down the ‘data dump’ and disseminate it to many community oncologists. It is one thing to read through the wealth of information, but another to apply the information in clinic. Continuing medical education increases the confidence and competence of oncology practitioners in the clinical setting.