Allied Health Cancer Grand Rounds Permit No 603 Baton

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PERMIT NO 603 BATON ROUGE,

What’s the Skinny on Skin Cancer? Friday, May 22, 2009

4950 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70809-3482

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Allied Health Cancer Grand Rounds

4950 Essen Lane | Baton Rouge, LA

“What’s the Skinny on Skin Cancer?” Friday, May 22, 2009

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Nottoway Room 4950 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, LA

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Presentation

Registration To register for this program, visit www.marybird.org/ calendar or call Heather Gregoire at 225.215.1247. Lunch is available for individual purchase. Please contact Heather to place an order. The lunch fee will be $9.50, payable by cash or check by Wednesday, May 20. Brown bags are welcome.

Continuing Education Credits  Applied for 1.0 contact hour through the ADA

Presenter CHAD L. PRATHER, M.D. Physician Dr. Chad Prather received his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine and completed his residency in the LSU Department of Dermatology, where he served as Chief Resident. He then pursued advanced fellowship training in Mohs surgery in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Prather is board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology.

Overall & Offering Objectives Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is providing this educational program to unite the many varied health and support professionals involved with cancer control. At the conclusion of this program participants should be able to:  Identify the most common forms of skin cancer and differentiate from one another

 Approved for 1.0 contact hours by NASW*  Approved for 1.0 contact hour for nurses** *This program has been approved for 1.0 General continuing education contact hours by the National Association of Social Workers, Louisiana Chapter as authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners, and may be applied toward the continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. **1.0 CNE contact hour will be awarded for completion of this activity (sign-in, full attendance, program evaluation completion). Our Lady of the Lake College Health Career Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Louisiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Participating Groups

 Review the incidence of the three most common types

American Cancer Society, Greater Baton Rouge Area Unit

 Classify treatment options and identify the advantages and disadvantages associated with each

Baton Rouge District Dietetic Association B.R. Region of the National Association of Social Workers

 Review the Mohs micrographic surgery as a treatment for skin cancer

Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge

Target Audience

Oncology Nursing Society, Baton Rouge Chapter

This program is designed for healthcare professionals and includes, but is not limited to, dietitians, dosimetrists, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physical therapists, physicians, psychologists, radiologic technologists, radiation therapists, social workers, clergy and related support groups.

LSU School of Social Work Pennington Biomedical Research Center Radiation Therapists Society of Louisiana