Courses on Individual Oncology Literature Reviews Now Available for Purchase

Much in the same vein that oncology care providers can deliver the best treatment to patients through personalized medicine, users of ASCO University® can optimize their learning experience by selecting resources that fit their own educational needs. In support of that concept, ASCO University's Oncology Literature Review Series has been updated this year so that users can now select from five individual courses rather than one package with five content areas. Oncology Literature Reviews are quarterly summaries of key papers published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) and other major oncology journals. Each course presents users with a trial overview, information on primary results, and discussion of the potential implications for practice. As in previous years, the 2013 Oncology Literature Reviews cover the following topics: breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancers, genitourinary cancers, hematologic malignancies, and lung cancer. The oncology community's growing need for assistance in synthesizing oncology information goes hand-in-hand with the community's increasing need for personalized education. "We understand that health care providers want to individualize their education portfolio," said Joseph J. Muscato, MD, an Oncology Literature Reviews faculty member since the product's inception. "With this new, personalized option for Oncology Literature Reviews, ASCO University is taking an important step in that direction."

Overall, the 2013 Oncology Literature Reviews and beyond will "allow reviewers to go into more depth on certain topics, yet those who still want a broader offering will have that option," he said.

In addition, providing users with the option to purchase individual courses may alleviate some of the costs of continuing medical education. "We need to help our members by providing programs at various price points. Offering individual Oncology Literature Reviews courses for purchase both maximizes the educational value for users and potentially lowers their expenses," Dr. Muscato added.

To access this year's individual Oncology Literature Reviews courses, visit the e-Learning section of university.asco.org and select one of the five cancer topics that correspond to the Series.

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Oncology Literature Reviews Faculty

BREAST CANCER

Grace Makari-Judson, MD
Baystate Medical Center
Erica L. Mayer, MD, MPH
Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS

Al B. Benson, III, MD, FACP
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Jonathan C. Britell, MD
Southlake Clinic

GENITOURINARY CANCERS

Earle F. Burgess, MD
Carolinas HealthCare System
Marc B. Garnick, MD
Harvard University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Anthony A. Meluch, MD
Tennessee Oncology, Sarah Cannon Research Institute

HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES

Justin D. Floyd, DO
Cape Medical Oncology
Sonali Smith, MD
The University of Chicago Medical Center

LUNG CANCER

Benjamin P. Levy, MD
Beth Israel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Joseph J. Muscato, MD
Missouri Cancer Associates: Columbia Center
Rachel E. Sanborn, MD
Providence Cancer Center
Anne S. Tsao, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Planning Group Members

Ronald H. Blum, MD
Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bruce J. Roth, MD
Washington University School of Medicine