Comparative Effectiveness and Coordinated Care in Stage III and Earlier Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): What Does Managed Care Need to Know about Immunotherapies?

A continuing medical education activity sponsored by NAMCP and AAMCN.

The Era of Immunotherapy in Earlier Stages of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): What Managed Care Needs to Know for Improved Clinical and Economic Outcomes is a 3-part live webinar series
that will provide attendees with the latest information in the management of NSCLC

This is Part 2 of the series focusing on what managed care needs to know about immunotherapies

This activity is an archive from the webinar held February 20, 2020

This activity is valid from April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2022

Instructions for CME/CNE: Complete the pre-test, listen to the audio and view the slides, complete the post test, complete the evaluation form and hit submit. You will be asked to enter your name and email address on the pre-test, evaluation and post-test. If you close your internet browser without completing the post test, you will have ONE more opportunity to complete. A score of 70% must be achieved on the post test to receive continuing education credits. If you do not pass the post test after two attempts, you will not be eligible to try again. Once you complete the evaluation form and score 70% or higher on your post test, you will automatically be given your certificate.

To print or save your certificate, you will need to click on the “download” button and either print or save.
 

Audience: This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.

This presentation is supported by educational grants from
AstraZeneca and Merck & Co.

Description:
Lung cancer is the worldwide leading cause of cancer-related mortality. The vast majority of these cases (about 85%) are characterized as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In recent years, NSCLC has been found to have a multidimensional typology and etiology driven by molecular changes in lung tissue. The knowledge that the molecular structure of tumor cells has been altered has led to the development of novel checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). It was only recently that ICIs have approved for treating patients with stage III disease following concurrent chemoradiation therapy, the aim of which is to prevent disease progression.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Identify key economic challenges surrounding management of patients with early stage NSCLC, including stage III disease

• Discuss the managed care considerations of current and emerging immunotherapies by exploring where these agents fit into the current stage III and earlier NSCLC management paradigm

• Analyze strategies used by managed care organizations to facilitate high quality care for members with stage III and earlier NSCLC, and how recent immunotherapy approvals will affect those strategies

• Apply methods to enable optimal cost management of immunotherapies to be realized by multiple stage III and earlier NSCLC stakeholders including managed care organizations

• Explain the role of the managed care professional in optimizing the use of checkpoint inhibitor therapy for unresectable stage III NSCLC and opportunities to advance managed care services
   

Accreditation & Designation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) and American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN). The National Association of Managed Care Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NAMCP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credits^TM.

The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Nurses who complete this activity and achieve a passing score will receive 1 hour in continuing
nursing credit.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hour toward CMCN recertification requirements.

This presentation is supported by educational grants from
AstraZeneca and Merck & Co.

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