Informações principais
Sobre o conteúdo
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.
Programa de estudos
- Week 1 - Lung Cancer Overview
After reviewing this unit, the learner will understand basic principles regarding: - Week 2 - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Differential Diagnosis and Diagnostic Work-up
After reviewing this unit, the learner will understand basic principles regarding: - Week 3 - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Staging
After reviewing this unit, the learner will understand basic principles regarding: - Week 4 - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Tracheal Cancer: Therapeutics
After reviewing this unit, the learner will understand basic principles regarding: - Week 5 - Small Cell Lung Cancer
After reviewing this unit, the learner will understand basic principles regarding: - Week 6 - Esophageal Cancer
After reviewing this unit, the learner will understand basic principles regarding: - Week 7 - Patient Support Issues
After reviewing this unit, the learner will understand basic principles regarding:
Instrutores
Dr. Leslie Eisenbud Quint
Course Co-director, Professor of Radiology and Professor of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery
Medical School
Dr. Rishindra Reddy
Course Co-director, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery
Medical School
Dr. Gregory Kalemkerian
Course Co-director, Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Medical School
Thoracic Oncology team at the University of Michigan
Criador do conteúdo
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Fantastic course, very informative with great resources. Lectures were great and I would highly recommend this course to people interest in Thoracic Surgery!
Fantastic course, very informative with great resources. Lectures were great and I would highly recommend this course to people interest in Thoracic Surgery!
Thank you for the interesting and accessible course on such a complicated topic. I am a biotechnologist and I did not understand all the lectures or remembered all the treatments plans but I have received a comprehensive idea of how cancer in general is treated and managed and what kind of difficulties doctor and patients encounter. Excellent course.
An incredible course, with update information and in a language for the medical student to the PhD. Useful in the daily life.
A very comprehensive course on thoracic oncology, well structured presentations, useful quizzes. Would recommend for any medic interested in the subject.
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.