Breast cancer in the elderly

LIVE WEBCAST: 1, 2 October 2021

Breast cancer in the elderly

LIVE WEBCAST: 1, 2 October 2021

Co-Chairs: L. Biganzoli, IT - O.Pagani, CH

Breast cancer management in older patients can be challenging and requires calibrated and weighted risk-benefit decision making. Despite breast cancer being a common disease in older women, few evidence-based recommendations exist upon which oncologists can ground their clinical decisions. The course will handle breast cancer management in older patients from different perspectives, from the place older people have in our society to the characterization and needs of older patients according to different health professional specialties including patients’ advocates.

Specific diagnostic and treatment scenarios and controverses will be discussed and debated emphasizing the most relevant pending questions and new evidence. The overall aim is to provide a broad panorama on how to address the complexity of different disease settings in older patients and to help clinicians to understand and select the best available choices in routine clinical practice, when sitting in a multidisciplinary meeting or in front of the patient according.

INFORMATION

Registration for the course is mandatory but free.

During the live streaming of the event (1/2 October 2021) live and pre-recorded sessions will be webcasted and participants will be able to discuss the topics with the involved experts via chat.

CME ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATES

Participants will be issued a certificate of attendance (minimum attendance: 75% of the entire course). An online evaluation questionnaire and learning assessment test will need to be completed in order to get the certificate that will be issued by email.
Application for CME recognition has been submitted to the Accreditation Council of Oncology in Europe (ACOE) and 5 CME credits have been granted to this event. The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Accreditation Council for Continuous Medical Education (ACCME) designate this type of educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA category 1 credits per hour of activity.
CME credits will be available until 2 October 2022.

ESO COLLEGE CREDITS

The course enables College members to earn ESO College credits and therefore access more benefits. Full and active participation in the course earns participants 5 College credits.

ORGANISING SECRETARIAT

Mariachiara Deleo - mdeleo@eso.net

Sarah Goldman - sgoldman@eso.net
Dolores Knupfer - dknupfer@eso.net
Francesca Marangoni - fmarangoni@eso.net

01/10/2021 16:00