Educational Objectives: By the end of the activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Extend the knowledge of individual practitioners through collaboration of case management. Provide evidence based recommendations for age-specific  related treatment as it applies to the geriatric population.
  2. Implement changes to improve the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of surgical and non-surgical patients with neurological disorders, spine neoplasms, pain and geriatric conditions.
  3. Enhance proficiency in the application of x-ray/imaging to the human body.
  4. Integrate cultural competency into the discussions which will assist in integrating the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables a health care professional to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups and communities.
  5. Apply the appropriate work-flow for implementing recommendations with the treating team.

Target Audience: Physician Focus: Neuro-oncology, Neurosurgery, Pathology, Medical Oncology, Radiology

Planners(varies):  Dr. Scott Peak MD (Neuro-Oncology); Dr. William Sheridan MD (Neurosurgery); Dr. Amy Gillis (Radiation Oncology); Randee Radoc, RN; Nancy Lee-Enriquez, RN

CME Staff: Alvin Ting, MD, COE and Julia Carranza, CME Coordinator

Presenters/Faculty/Planner (Varies):

Amish A. Shah, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP
Anand Parthasarathy, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP Dublin
Andrew A. Nguyen, MD, (Radiology), KP Redwood City
Ashish Jani, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP Dublin
Cam Tran, MD, (Neuroradiology), KP Redwood City
Christopher H. Chapman, MD, (Rad/ Onc), KP Dublin
Donna Molaie, MD, (Neuro/Surgery), KP RWC
Giatri V Dave, MD, Radiation Oncology, KP Fresno
Gillis, Amy, MD, Regional Medical Director, (Rad/ Onc)
James Kang, MD, (Radiology) KP RWC
Jennifer Ziskin, MD, (Neuropathology), KP Redwood City
Kuo, Calvin, MD
Laura Millender, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP Redwood City
Leslie Modlin, MD, (Oncology), KP Redwood City
Lewis Hou, MD (Neuro/Surgery Clinic) KP RWC
Ming Teng, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP Redwood City
Nicholas J Giacalone, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP, Dublin
Nima K Harandi, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP 
Rajni A Sethi, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP Dublin
Rosendo So-Rosillo, MD, (Medical Oncology), KP Redwood C
Scott Peak, MD, (Neuro-oncology), KP Redwood City
Sonia Ghei, MD (Radiology), KP
William Sheridan, MD, (Neurosurgery), KP Redwood City
Yuri Minn, MD, (Radiation Oncology), KP Redwood City
Randee Radoc, RN, KP
Nancy M Lee-Enriquez, RN, KP

Resources: Society guidelines (Society of Neuro-Oncology) and peer review journals (Neuro-oncology, Journal of Oncology, Neurosurgery). 
1. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines http://www.nccn.org
2. Current Chemotherapy for Glioblastoma, The Cancer Journal, volume 9, Number 3, May/June, 2013
3. Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma, The New England Journal of Medicine 2005: 352:987-96 
4. Case report: Leptomeningeal disease in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 109 (2007) 896–901 www.elsevier.com/locate/clineuro
5. Review: Integration of chemotherapy into current treatment strategies for brain metastases from solid tumors, Radiation Oncology 2006, 1:19, http://www.ro-journal.com/content/1/1/19

Disclosure Statement (as appropriate): None of the planners, faculty, committee members or reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patient.

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME Activity.

Kaiser Permanente does not endorse any brand -name products.

Accreditation Statement:

Kaiser Permanente Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statement:

The Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Session date: 
09/15/2023 - 8:00am to 10:00am PDT
Location: 
KP Via Teams
Redwood City, CA 94063
United States
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  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 2.00 Geriatrics
  • 2.00 Pain/EOL
  • 2.00 Radiation Safety
  • 2.00 Radiologic Technology
    x-ray use or diagnosis
  • 2.00 Stroke

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