BALTIMORE, MD—March 21, 2013—Med-IQ, an award-winning, ACCME-accredited provider of continuing medical education (CME), is pleased to announce the availability of its latest performance improvement (PI) CME activity in oncology, Performance Improvement Strategies in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

This three-stage initiative offers medical oncologists and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with advanced NSCLC the opportunity to assess their practice methods against current evidence, expert consensus, and their peers’ practice in an effort to identify areas of improvement to enhance patient care.

In 2010, Med-IQ launched its original NSCLC PI CME activity. Since the implementation of the 2010 series, there have been many important advances in the care for patients with advanced NSCLC, and both ASCO and the NCCN have published updated clinical practice guidelines, specifically relating to the increasingly personalized care of patients with advanced NSCLC.

The majority of NSCLC patients present with advanced disease, and the care of these patients requires a significantly different approach. The recently launched 2012-2013 PI activity incorporates content that reflects the rapidly evolving clinical evidence and updates to practice guidelines in the care of these patients. Additionally, the educational activities and performance measures associated with the new series have been modified to reflect all current standards of care in this patient population.

“This PI activity is designed to provide busy oncologists with guideline-based performance measures across key areas in NSCLC care, as well as the tools and resources to help them achieve these performance goals,” said Corey J. Langer, MD, FACP, of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Faculty Co-Chairs
		Corey J. Langer, MD, FACP Professor of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Director of Thoracic Oncology Abramson Cancer Center University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
		Mark A. Socinski, MD Visiting Professor of Medicine and Thoracic Surgery Director, Lung Cancer Section, Division of Hematology/Oncology Co-Director, UPMC Lung Cancer Center of Excellence Co-Director, Lung and Thoracic Malignancies Program University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

 
PARTICIPATE WHILE YOU PRACTICE

The online PI platform for the 2012-2013 series has been enhanced to provide a user-friendly interface designed to make participation in the activity less complicated, so clinicians can participate while they practice. Each of the below stages can be completed online or with the help of a Med-IQ concierge specialist, who is available to assist participants at any time by answering questions and providing step-by-step instructions, tips, and reminders, as well as data entry assistance to prevent interruptions to patient care.

Additional complimentary educational resources are available on the site, including quality improvement tools and a CME-certified publication, Optimizing the Care of Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Practical Guide for Performance Improvement.

“Med-IQ is pleased to offer this complimentary PI CME activity to oncologists,” said William A. Mencia, MD, CCMEP, Vice President of Education and Medical Affairs at Med-IQ. “We believe that focusing a physician’s review of his/her charts and the associated education to the care of patients with advanced disease will enable clinicians to truly evaluate current practice patterns, critically consider the entire scope of available clinical data, and effectively translate evidence and guidelines into practice."

PI CME has been recognized as an important component of continuing professional development and may answer multiple credentialing and reporting needs. Participants can use their data from this PI CME series to complete ABIM's Completed Project PIM and earn credit for ABIM Maintenance of Certification (additional charts required).

Performance Improvement Strategies in Advanced NSCLC is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

This CME activity consists of three stages. To receive credit, each participant must read the introductory CME material, complete all three stages, and complete the corresponding attestation and evaluation.
Original Release Date: August 29, 2012    Expiration Date: February 28, 2014

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC. For further information concerning Lilly grant funding visit lillygrantoffice.com.

For more information or to enroll, call (toll-free) 866 858 7434, e-mail concierge@med-iq.com, or visit www.pi-iq.com/nsclc.

Catherine B. Mullaney, MHA
Vice President, Educational Partnerships
Med-IQ
866 858 7434
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