Activity Overview
This activity will provide guidance to members of the laboratory team on how to develop and implement guideline-driven biomarker testing protocols for patients with mCRC.
 
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for pathologists and laboratory professionals who care for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Faculty/Authors
Benjamin Swanson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor & Associate Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
 
Wei Jiang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, Translational Research/Pathology Shared Resource of Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 

Accreditation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.

Physician's Competency: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

CME/CMLE Credit: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 1.0 hour
Format: Online educational activity

Credit Designation Statement
The ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 CMLE credit.  This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel.
For questions regarding CME credit, please contact ASCP Customer Service at 1-800-267-2727, during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time 

Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must complete the pre-test, complete the activity, and complete the post-test and evaluation form. A score of at least 80% on the posttest is required to successfully complete this activity. 
 
Commercial Support
This activity is funded by an independent educational grant from Pfizer 

Instructions

To claim CME/CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Content and click the first module of the course.
3. Complete the Demographic Survey.
4. Complete the Pre-Test.
5. Review the Educational Activity.
6. Complete and submit the Post Exam. You will have a maximum of three attempts to obtain the required score. You will be notified if you have met the credit requirements after each attempt.
7. Submit the course Evaluation.
8. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME/CMLE to register credit.

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

• Apply the latest guideline recommendations regarding biomarker testing in mCRC

• Describe when biomarker testing should be performed, including the process/protocols and the role of the multidisciplinary team

• Explain the need for biomarker testing to guide individualized therapy decisions to colleagues and patients