In the beginning of 2022, i3 Health and Oncology Data Advisor hosted ODACon: A Rare Hematologic Malignancies Symposium, a live, virtual symposium which provided five educational activities that challenged knowledge gaps experienced by clinicians regarding hematologic malignancies, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM). According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Soc...
i3 Health recently provided an educational activity that has challenged knowledge gaps experienced by clinicians regarding treatment paradigms in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Liver cancer is the sixth most common tumor type and the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The American Cancer Society estimates that in the United States, 41,210 new cases will be diagnosed and 29,380 people will die of the disease this year alone. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the mos...
i3 Health recently provided an online continuing medical education (CME)/nursing continuing professional development (NCPD)–accredited activity that has challenged the health care team's proficiency in managing metastatic squamous non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States between both men and women, with the American Cancer Society estimating a total of 238,340 new cases being diagnosed and 127,070 deaths occurring throughout 2023. Appr...
A survey conducted by i3 Health at the Society of Government Service Urologists (SGSU) Kimbrough Urological Seminar, held from January 18 to 22, 2023, in Tucson, Arizona, has provided valuable insights into urologists' preferred formats and desired topics of continuing medical education (CME) activities, as well as the most important factors they consider when choosing such activities. Additionally, survey participants were asked an additional set of questions regarding their confidence and comf...
i3 Health has provided an educational activity that has challenged knowledge gaps experienced by the health care team regarding updates on immunotherapeutic strategies for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. This continuing medical education (CME)/nursing continuing professional development (NCPD)–accredited activity, which was presented as both a Video Viewpoint Strategy Session and a podcast, provided significant gains in proficiency amongst the health care professionals who participated....
i3 Health has provided a continuing medical education/nursing continuing professional development (CME/NCPD)–approved activity, Update on Immunotherapeutic Strategies for Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma, that enabled the health care team to acquire significant gains in proficiency and knowledge for treating their patients with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine tumor of unknown origin that typically presents in older white and immunocompromi...
i3 Health has provided a nursing continuing professional development (NCPD)–approved activity, Multiple Myeloma: Enhancing Treatment Tolerability, Adherence, and Patient-Centered Care, during which the health care team was challenged to address knowledge gaps experienced in this field. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B-cell neoplasm characterized by aberrant expansion of plasma cells within the bone marrow and extramedullary sites. The American Cancer Society approximates 35,730 new cases of MM to be...
Recently, i3 Health provided a continuing medical education/nursing continuing professional development/continuing pharmacy education (CME/NCPD/CPE)–approved activity, Best Practices in the Management of Tumor Lysis Syndrome Associated With Emerging Cancer Therapies, during which clinicians' knowledge gaps were challenged and knowledge gains were achieved. Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a rare, potentially life-threatening oncologic emergency typically associated with chemotherapy-induced tumor c...
An educational activity offered by i3 Health has provided significant knowledge gains regarding strategies to enhance the clinical outcomes of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) Among the 238,340 new cases of lung cancer reported in the United States each year, approximately 14% of cases are classified as small cell, a more aggressive subtype compared with its non–small cell counterpart. Most patients present with advanced or metastatic disease, making systemic therapy t...
An educational activity provided by i3 Health has delivered significant improvement in knowledge regarding treatment advances and personalized care for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. Approximately 15% of cases are classified as triple-negative, lacking expression of estrogen, progesterone, and human epidermal growth factor 2 (H...
i3 Health has provided an educational activity that has challenged knowledge gaps experienced by nursing staff regarding updated treatment options and optimal patient care for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). ITP is an autoimmune platelet disorder in which the blood does not clot normally as a result of a low platelet count, causing bruising and bleeding. Research has shown that the burden of ITP is significant; in a survey of more than 1,300 patients from 13 different countries, 36% reported a hi...
An educational enduring online activity provided by i3 Health has provided knowledge gains pertaining to enhancing treatment tolerability, adherence, and patient-centered care for metastatic breast cancer. In the United States, breast cancer accounts for approximately 30% of cancer diagnoses among women and is the second-leading cause of cancer death. The American Cancer Society has estimated that in 2022 there will be 287,580 new cases of invasive breast cancer, with 43,250 of these cases resul...
A learning opportunity provided by i3 Health has demonstrated significant knowledge gains regarding therapeutic advances in T-cell lymphoma (TCL). T-cell lymphoma is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma with many different subtypes, including peripheral TCL, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, angioimmunoblastic TCL, and cutaneous TCL. TCL makes up less than 15% of total non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Mycosis fungoides (MF), the most common form of cutaneous TCL, frequently mi...
An educational activity provided by i3 Health has revealed significant learning gains in the knowledge of novel treatment strategies for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The activity was presented virtually at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in 2020 and was made available as an enduring online activity. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women and men in the United States and is the third most diagnosed cancer worldwide. In the...
An educational live and enduring activity provided by i3 Health has demonstrated knowledge gains and learning outcomes for nurses treating patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Prostate cancer is the most common tumor type in men, affecting one in eight men in the United States. The estimate for 2022 is expecting 268,490 new cases of prostate cancer, with 34,500 of those cases resulting in death. The typical treatment for progressive prostate disease is androgen deprivation ...
An educational enduring online activity provided by i3 Health has demonstrated knowledge gains pertaining to up-to-date treatment and personalized health care plans for metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). Recently the American Cancer Society estimated that CRC would see 151,030 new cases, with 52,580 of these diagnoses being fatal, this year alone, making CRC the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. If found early, CRC can be and is often cured, with a 5-year survival rate ...
An educational enduring online activity provided by i3 Health has provided efficiency and knowledge gains encompassing the evolving landscape of therapeutic strategies for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Graft-versus-host disease is a complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), affecting between 40% and 60% of patients and accounting for 15% of posttransplant mortality. Acute GVHD is the second-leading cause of transplant-related mortality and typically targets the sk...
An educational activity provided by i3 Health has produced knowledge gains and expertise regarding the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). In the United States, prostate cancer is the most common tumor type affecting men. The American Cancer Society estimated for 2022 that there will be 268,490 new cases diagnosed, with 34,500 of these cases resulting in death. Most patients with mHSPC present with relapse after local treatment, while approximately 5% of all p...
An educational activity provided by i3 Health has bridged knowledge gaps experienced by nursing professionals and other health care professionals on the topic of treatment strategies for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Accounting for 4% of all cancers diagnosed, NHL is one of the most common cancer types in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimated that 80,470 new diagnoses of NHL will occur in 2022, with 20,250 resulting in death. Aggressive subtypes, including diffuse ...
An educational enduring online activity provided by i3 Health has demonstrated knowledge gains regarding the best treatment and management of advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of malignancies that arise primarily from the mesodermal tissues of the extremities, trunk and retroperitoneum, and head and neck. The American Cancer Society estimated that 13,190 new cases will be diagnosed in the United States in 2022, and 5,130 of these cases are estimated to ...