About this course: Thoracic malignancies are major, global health problems. Lung cancer is the most common cancer and cause of cancer death in the world, with more than 1.5 million deaths per year. More Americans will die from lung cancer each year (approximately 159,480) than from colon, breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancer combined (approximately 158,630), the next most common causes of cancer death. Esophageal cancer is the 6th most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and the 4th most common cause in developing nations. This course will provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to state of the art approaches in the care of patients with thoracic malignancies, including various types of lung cancers and esophageal cancers. Didactic material will cover epidemiology, screening and diagnosis, staging, imaging, radiation therapy, systemic therapy, surgery, psychiatry, and patient support topics. This is an on-demand course with integrated learning units that are focused on specific topics. Each unit contains several video lectures with interactive questions and is followed by a short quiz. Prerequisites: None required although basic medical training in some field related to thoracic oncology would be helpful.
Who is this class for: The target audience consists of health care practitioners in the fields of gastroenterology, medical oncology, pathology, psychiatry, pulmonary medicine, radiation oncology, radiology, and thoracic surgery. The course should be of interest to practicing physicians, doctors in training (e.g. senior medical students, residents, fellows), and other clinicians, including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, etc. The core curriculum will give learners a base of knowledge and understanding to draw and build upon in their day to day clinical activities in thoracic cancer care.
Taught by: Dr. Leslie Eisenbud Quint, Course Co-director, Professor of Radiology and Professor of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery
Medical School
Taught by: Dr. Rishindra Reddy, Course Co-director, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery
Medical School
| Level | Advanced |
| Commitment | 7 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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A very comprehensive overview of lung and esophageal cancer, from risk factors, to diagnosis, staging, surgery, palliative care, psychological support and pain management. I thoroughly enjoyed participating in this excellently presented course.
As a pediatric oncologist, I have not had to deal with either lung or esophageal cancers.
The use of endoscopic analysis for determining lymph node involvement was quite an eye-opener.
Likewise, the immunologic histochemical variation was a valuable learning experience as were the
pathologic descriptions of adenoca variants.
The only possible criticism might be the thoracic surgeons use of acronyms without explanation, but
this was minor.
Kudos to the team
Gratefully Gerald Vladimer MD
Very important, helpful and very very well done. Thanks a lot
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Excellent course .