This 30-minute continuing medical education / continuing laboratory medical education (CME/CMLE) credit-bearing, online, on-demand webcast will provide pathologists, laboratory professionals, and other members of the cancer care team with an increased understanding of health disparities impacting the ability of Black persons and other persons of color with cancer to access I-O therapies. 

This webcast will address the following topics:  

• The burden of health disparities on Black persons and other persons of color with cancer  

• Clinical importance of genetic/molecular test results in Black persons and other persons of color with cancer  

• The implications of a pathologist’s unconscious bias on diagnostics and genetic and biomarker differences in tumor biology  

• Individual- and systems-level barriers and socioeconomic and cultural factors that contribute to health disparities in Black persons and other persons of color with cancer   

• Practical ways that laboratory leaders can improve health equity in Black persons and other persons of color with cancer to improve access to I-O therapies  

The activity offers 0.5 CME/CMLE credit

 
Faculty/Authors

Rebecca C. Obeng, MD, PhD, MPH
Anatomic Pathologist and Tumor Immunologist 
Incynthesis
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Case Western Reserve University
Attending Physician, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland OH 

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

CME/CMLE Credit: 0.5
Estimated Completion Time: 0.5 hour
Format: Online educational activity

Credit Designation Statement

The ASCP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ASCP designates this enduring material 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 online activity. CME certificates will be provided online.  

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:

• Discuss the importance of immuno-oncology in cancer care 

• Identify disparities in cancer prevalence, diagnosis, and survival for people of color that impact immuno-oncology 

• Discuss individual- and systems-level barriers to accessing biomarker testing, clinical trials, and therapies for people of color 

• Identify practical approaches to overcome the barriers faced by people of color in accessing immuno-oncology-related care