Anal Cancer: Across the Spectrum of Care

Anal cancer rates are increasing, and there is a need to improve coordination across the spectrum of anal cancer care, from diagnosis, treatment, recovery and survivorship. Failure to understand the roles of all the multidisciplinary aspects of care leads to suboptimal patient care.  

This is a multidisciplinary panel discussion of the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery/survivorship aspects of taking care of anal cancer patients. It includes presentations from representative fields in medicine, radiation oncology, rehabilitation and patient advocacy, discussing the ways that the physician may help to provide a cohesive and coordinated patient care experience in order to optimize patient outcomes.

Topics:

  1. Anal Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment in High-Risk Populations
    Keith Sigel, MD, PhD
  2. Optimization of Anal Cancer Outcomes with Chemoradiation
    Fauzia Shaikh, MD
  3. Guiding Patient Recovery and Pelvic Rehabilitation after Chemoradiation
    Allison Romero, DPT
  4. Patient Advocacy: Patient Resources and Post-Radiation Care
    Camille Almada, FNP-BC, RN-BC, MPH
  5. Q and A
    Full Panel

This activity is available from May 14, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on May 13, 2026. 

This activity was originally recorded at the 2023 ASTRO Annual Meeting.

Target Audience

The activity is designed to meet the interests of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, nurses, and residents.  

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss different multidisciplinary aspects to anal cancer patient care.
  • Better coordinate care between multidisciplinary specialties to improve anal cancer patient care.  
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course opens: 
05/14/2024
Course expires: 
05/13/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
  • Kevin L. Du, MD, PhD, is employed by Yale School of Medicine.
  • Keith Sigel, MD, PhD, is employed by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 
  • Fauzia Shaikh, MD, is employed by NYU Langone School of Medicine. 
  • Allison Romero, DPT, is employed by Reclaim Pelvic Therapy. Dr. Romero is the owner/founder of Reclaim Pelvic Therapy and serves in an advisory role with Every Mother. 
  • Camille Almada, FNP-BC, RN-BC, MPH, is employed by the Mount Sinai Health System. Camille Almada is co-founder, VP and treasurer of the Anal Cancer Foundation. This role receives no compensation. 

The person(s) above served as the developer(s) of this activity. Additionally, the Education Committee had control over the content of this activity. All relevant relationships have been mitigated.

Disclosure link: 
Committee Disclosures

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education to physicians.

ASTRO is awarded Deemed Status by the American Board of Radiology to provide SA-CME as part of Part II Maintenance of Certification. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Course Fees:
ASTRO members must log in to the ASTRO website to view and receive the member rate.

Nonmember: $149
Member: $99
Member-in-training: $49
Student/Grad Student/PGY: $49
Postdoctoral Fellow: $49
 

Policies:
No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for those participants who, for any reason, have not completed the course by the end of the qualification date. The qualification date for each course is listed in the course catalog on the ASTRO website under availability.

Participants using ASTRO's online courses to satisfy the requirement of a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program should verify the number, type and availability dates of any course before making a purchase. No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for participants who have purchased courses that do not align with their MOC requirement.

The course and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website until May 13, 2026, regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the qualification, participants will no longer have access to the course or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove a course before the end of its qualification period.

Required Hardware/software

One of the two latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari.