Perioperative Care of the Patient with Cancer

Cancer surgery rarely pauses for calibrating risk. Confidently design perioperative plans that account for cancer therapies as you describe cardiac hazards from anthracyclines, fluoropyrimidines, and prior radiation, including post-stent antiplatelet decisions, identify bleomycin lung injury and TKI effusions, review transfusion and antithrombotic strategies, anticipate immune-related events, and manage VTE, infection, and healing—then apply crisp checklists at the bedside.

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On-Demand

Expires on Feb 22, 2027

Cost

Member: $0.00

Non-Member: $95.00

Credit Offered

2 CME Credits

2 ABIM-MOC Points

2 Participation Credits

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Describe the cardiovascular toxicity of radiation and chemotherapeutic agents and unique cardiovascular risk considerations in the patient with cancer.
Identify pulmonary toxicities of radiation and chemotherapy and their potential impact on perioperative management of the oncology patient.
Describe common hematologic problems encountered in patients with cancer.
Review other common adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy and organ-specific preoperative risk evaluation elements in patients with cancer.
Anticipate and manage postoperative complications typical of the cancer patient population.

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Faculty

Sunil K. Sahai, MD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM
Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP, SFHM, DFPM
Leonard Feldman, MD, FACP, FAAP, MHM

Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Credit Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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