Angiogenesis-dependent Diseases

Judah Folkman, MD
Senior Associate in Surgery, CHB
Director of the Vascular Biology Laboratory, CHB
Julia Dyckman Andrus Professor, Harvard Medical School

Expiration Date: June 12, 2007

Program Learning Objectives:

• Describe the role of angiogenesis in supporting tumor growth
• Discuss therapeutic agents that have anti-angiogenic properties
• Describe how agents with anti-angiogenic properties can be used to treat vascular anomalies and tumors

This program is intended for:
Primary Care Physicians, Pediatricians, Pediatric Specialists, Pediatric Sub-specialists, Pediatric Nurses, Pediatric Pharmacists

Purpose Statement

Solid tumors depend on angiogenesis to survive, and investigators have been examining the place of antiangiogenic agents in the antitumor armamentarium since 1971. Beginning in the mid 1990's, there has been an increase in the use of these agents to combat malignacy. Currently antiangiogenic agents have been successfully used in a number of malignacies to induce complete and durable remission, with minimal side effects. Considering recent data on the long-term second cancer rate in children given conventional chemotherapy, pediatricians should be familiar with this effective and safe alternative to conventional agents.

Materials and Resources

• Online Course
• Coordinator Kit
• Slides for TiP-TV Coordinators
• Slides for Healthcare Professionals 1
• Slides for Healthcare Professionals 2
• Request an Appointment with a Children’s Hospital Boston Specialist

Accreditation Statement:

Medical Education Solutions Group (MESG) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

MESG designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credit per session towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Credit Designation

Nurses
Approved for 1.2 contact hours of continuing education for RNs, LPNs, LVNs, and NPs. This program is cosponsored with Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and Medical Education Solutions Group.  MEC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 12990, for 1.2 contact hours.

For questions regarding the nursing or pharmacist accreditation, please contact Medical Educational Collaborative at 303.420.3252 or e-mail inquire@meccme.org.

Nurse Practitioners
MESG is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians, and will provide nurse practitioners who successfully complete the activity with a Statement of Participation indicating that the activity was designated for 1 AMA PRA category 1 credit.

System Requirements

Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® 98, NT, 2000, XP, ME

Browser/PDF Viewer
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® or Adobe Reader

Media Player
Windows Media® Player 7.1 or higher, OR
RealPlayer® Basic 8 or higher

Downloads/Upgrades
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Windows Media Player
RealPlayer
Adobe Reader

Connection Type
High bandwidth (300k) is strongly recommended
Low bandwidth (100k) results in less than optimal quality
56k dial-up/modem is not sufficient
The Frequently Asked Questions link (Getting Started section) provides additional information.

How to Receive CME/CE Credit

To earn CME/CE credit, please complete an initial online registration. Then view the activity and complete the evaluation and post-test, answering 70 percent of the post-test questions correctly.

Participants who mail or fax their evaluation and post-test should allow four to six weeks from receipt of forms for delivery of certificates. Please note that participants can only receive credit for viewing a session once.

Disclaimer

The information provided at this CME/CE activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

Faculty Disclosure
Judah Folkman, MD has no real or apparent conflicts to report.

MESG Disclosure
The employees of Medical Education Solutions Group have no financial relationships to disclose.

MEC Disclosure
The employees of Medical Education Collaborative have no financial relationships to disclose.