Description: 

Improved cancer outcomes are realized when patients are managed according to the principles of multidisciplinary team evaluation. This process is associated with improved clinical decision making, clinical outcomes, and patient experience. The Colorectal case conference supports our interdisciplinary team in their self-correcting capacity for accurate diagnosis and TNM classification (cancer staging). These sessions enable cross-validation of diagnostic findings, surfaced discordance between diagnostic tests and facilitated cancer staging according to the diagnostic evidence, as well as spotting contra-indications for personalized treatment selection. Colorectal board attendees will be able to speak to the patient's plan of care per NCCN guidelines, incorporating research and clinical trials when available.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Social Workers

Learning objective: 

1. Engage in interprofessional collaboration during review of difficult and unique patient cases in order gain consensus and achieve an informed decision on the ideal treatment plan for each patient presented at the Tumor Board utilizing evidence-based guidelines (i.e., NCCN).

2. Apply best practice recommendations in the practice of clinical staging documentation.

3. Engage in shared decision-making discussions with the patient and family about palliative care preferences, genetic testing, or smoking cessation as applicable.

4. Demonstrate cultural humility in the ability to deliver culturally appropriate care, free of implicit biases, for families of diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems. This includes learning from the patients and families directly about how they perceive health and illness as well as respond to various diseases, symptoms, and treatments.

Accreditation 

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation Statement 

Sutter Health designates this RSS activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  for physicians, 1.00 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, 1.00 general continuing education credits for social workers, 1.00 MOC credits for learners who are associated with the following boards, ABS, ABIM. 

Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.