Cancer Center Seminar Series &
Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds

             Organizers: Geoffrey R. Weiss, M.D., and Sarah J. Parsons, Ph.D.
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 Current Schedule (Fall 2008)


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PURPOSE
To facilitate new initiatives in translational and clinical research in oncology, the Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology have combined their Friday seminars/grand rounds into one series that will be held every Friday.
FORMAT
The new series will feature theme-based presentations each month, with at least one session offered by an outside expert in the field and another headed by a clinician/basic scientist duo from UVA. This latter session will be devoted to a discussion of the current clinical practices for the disease or type of treatment under consideration, strengths and weaknesses of the approaches, and new therapies on the horizon, as well as molecular actions of new drugs and their targets. The series will also feature invited speakers on various, non-theme-based subjects, Hem/Onc Grand Rounds, Hem/Onc faculty recruits, and UVA faculty with expertise in selected topics.

GOALS
The goals of the theme-based approach are to focus on a single organ site, type of cancer, or type of therapy, to explore the limits of our collective knowledge about these topics, and to devise new research projects or modify existing ones that will address some of the critical issues raised in the discussions.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Virginia School of Medicine designates this
educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA  Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine awards 0.1 CEU per contact hour to each non-physician participant who successfully completes this educational activity. The CEU (Continuing Education Unit) is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training activities that meet specific educational planning requirements. The University of Virginia School of Medicine maintains a permanent record of participants who have been awarded CEUs.