Value of Oncology CME

In this video, Robert A. Figlin, MD, FACP; David F. McDermott, MD; Elizabeth R. Plimack, MD, MS; and Robert J. Motzer, MD, weigh in on the importance of oncology continuing medical education (CME). This expert panel presses on the rapid information evolving in oncology. Oncology contains many nuances that require experts to boil down the data and transform it into understandable and clinically relevant material. Since the field is changing at such a rapid pace, conferences like the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting are no longer the sole medium for releasing important information to clinicians. The panel has confidence in oncology CME being the perfect venue for experts to interpret data and spread it among community oncologists.