Program Faculty

Editor
Timothy C. Ryken, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Molecular Neurosurgery Laboratory
Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa

Henry S. Friedman, MD
James B. Powell, Jr. Professor, Neuro-Oncology
Co-Director, Clinical Neuro-Oncology Program at the
Duke Brain Tumor Center
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Lawrence Kleinberg, MD
Co-Director, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery
Department of Radiation Oncology and
Molecular Radiation Sciences
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Faculty Disclosure

In compliance with the Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the following faculty report these relationships:

Henry S. Friedman MD;
Schering-Plough Inc.

Lawrence Kleinberg MD;
No disclosures in past 12 months

Timothy C. Ryken, MD;
has consulting agreements with Medtronics, Inc, and Abbot Spine, Inc; is on speakers' bureaus for Schering Plough Inc and Guilford Pharmaceuticals; and receives grants/research support from Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. He has no assets or personal financial interest in any of these companies.

Sponsor

School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical College of Virginia Campus (VCU)
Richmond, VA

Production services for this monograph:
KSP Communications
140 Sherman St, 3rd Floor
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 259-2279
Contact KSP for additional copies.

©Copyright 2005
Virginia Commonwealth University

Website Design and Development
Chris Stephens
Jeanne Schlesinger, MEd

Accreditation and Educational Credit

The School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia (VCU Campus), is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians.

Physicians may claim up to 1.0 hours in Type 1 or Type 2 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license.

VCU designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 hour in category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

This educational activity was planned in accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Essentials and Standards.

Statement of Educational Need

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of neurooncologists involved in the management of patients with high-grade malignant gliomas.

Educational Objectives

After listening to the online audio file, reading this monograph, and completing the post-test, the participant should be able to:

• Review the current treatment options for patients with malignant glioma
• Discuss the clinical efficacy of chemotherapeutic implants in malignant glioma
• Describe surgical techniques for patients treated with chemotherapeutic implants, including correct implantation, watertight dural closure, and prevention and treatment of postoperative complications
• Discuss the multidisciplinary care of patients with malignant glioma and new treatment approaches

Statement of Educational Method

The educational information is presented in a twelve-page monograph and a 25-minute audio file.

Statement of Evaluation Instrument

A 10-question, multiple-choice post-test is used as the evaluation instrument. An activity evaluation questionnaire will be completed by each participant.

Statement of Intended, or Target, Audience

This activity is intended for, but not limited to neuro-oncologists and other physicians who care for patients with malignant gliomas.

Instructions

To earn 1 hour of category 1 credit, listen to the online audio file and read the material in this monograph carefully. Complete the activity evaluation and answer the post-test questions on the accompanying questionnaire. Follow the instructions on the post-test screens and your successful completion of this activity will be electronically submitted to Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Office of Continuing Medical Education. P.O. Box 980048, Richmond, VA 23298-0048.

Your credit certificate will be returned. Participation is confidential. Estimated program completion time: 1 hour.

If you have any questions concerning your CME credits, please contact the OCME Registrar at 800/413-2872 or 804/828-5414.

Activity Number: IND 00 101 01 05
Release date: 09-30-05.
Expiration date: 09-30-07.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Systems Requirements

- 233MHz Intel Pentium II processor
- 64MB of RAM
- 28.8Kbps modem (audio only)
- 16-bit sound card and speakers
- 65,000-color video display card set to display at 800x600 (video)
- Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later, Windows XP
- IE 5.0 or later
- Add Macromedia Flash player if not already installed
- Add Real player if not already installed
- Add Adobe Acrobat reader if not already installed