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Activity:

Managing adverse effects and improving patient compliance

CME Course Duration:

Start Date: December 2008
End Date: December 2009

Speaker: Rosemary Giuliano, ARNP, MSN Surgical Hospitalist Department of Surgery Morton Plant Mease Health Care New Port Richey, FL

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Target Audience

This activity is directed toward surgical oncologists, general surgeons, oncology nurses, medical oncologists, dermatologists, and other healthcare professionals who treat or screen for melanoma.

Educational Objective

Identify drug-related adverse effects of various melanoma therapies

Summarize ways to manage adverse events and improve patient compliance

Faculty Disclosure Statement

Rosemary Giuliano has disclosed that she has served as a consultant for Topo Target and has participated on the speaker's bureau for Schering-Plough Corporation, Topo Target, and Genomic Health.

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