Cme Online: A Webinar On G.i. Oncology

On September 6, 2011, the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) will hold a webinar on colorectal cancer screening and endoscopic mucosal resection. For those who are new to CME online or webinars in general, they are seminars that are conducted online. In this case, the webinar is part of the continuing medical education (CME) efforts of AGA. The association knows the importance of CME in the lives of medical professionals, especially doctors. However, they also realize how busy our schedules are and how difficult it is to squeeze in extra time for CME; thus, the birth of webinars and online CME.

This free CME webinar will provide participants with an overview of the ethnic, racial, and familial differences in colorectal cancer screening. The use of endoscopic mucosal resection in the removal of flat or large colon polyps will also be discussed. Towards the end of the webinar, participants will be given an opportunity to ask questions and also share their thoughts and ideas regarding the discussion.

The webinar will run for an hour – 12:00 nn until 1:00 PM ET. You can actually treat that as a working lunch and automatically get 1 CME credit. For 20 minutes, John M. Carethers, MD, AGAF will talk about the guidelines and racial and ethnic concerns regarding colorectal cancer screening. Also, he will talk about hints and clues to look out for when diagnosing possible familial colon cancer. There will be a 10 minute question and answer portion with Dr. Carethers following his discussion. Then, Thomas J. Savides, MD, AGAF will take over and talk about the removal of flat or large colon polyps with a procedure called endoscopic mucosal resection. After Dr. Savides’ 15-minute discussion, he will wrap-up the webinar and provide the summary and highlights of presentation. Another 10 minute question and answer portion will be opened with Dr. Carethers and Dr. Savides to answer your question.

The AGA is an accredited CME provider by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). All you need to do is to visit the official AGA website on the day of the webinar to join this hour-long CME online activity. It must also be pointed out that this webinar is sponsored in part by Bristol Myers-Squibb.

By: Gerald Faye Johnson

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