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Overall Objectives for Selecting Articles

• Articles discussing new approaches to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of specific cancers.
• Articles reviewing evolving topics in basic science, which have clinical implications in cancer medicine.
• Articles selected for their relevance to risk management, a specific area of emphasis required by some States for medical licensure.

Overall Objectives for CME Faculty - Quiz Preparation

It is important that the learning objectives and quiz questions emphasize the central message we expect the reader to acquire once successfully completing a given course. To assure the success of The Oncologist CME Online, it is essential readers encounter an enjoyable and effective learning experience. Questions not only need to be straightforward, but also their associated "hints" need to reflect the preferred answer, reducing potential frustration on part of the reader. The purpose is to provide a meaningful learning experience rather than tricky questions.

• Provide a maximum of three learning objectives the reader should expect to accomplish once they have successfully completed the specific CME course.

  For example:
  After completing this course, the reader should be able to:
  
  

  1. Understand clinical characteristics, which predict poor prognosis in individual lymphoma patients.
  2. Appreciate the rationale for using bone marrow transplantation in lymphoma and other malignancies.
  3. Know the advantages and disadvantages of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

• Provide a minimum of five multiple-choice questions for a given CME test.

  For Example:
  
  

  1. Which of the following prognostic factors is the best predictor of outcome for patients with locally advanced breast cancer?
     1. p53 status.
     2. Nuclear grade.
     3. Her-2-neu status.
     4. Number of lymph nodes involved.

  
  The correct answer is: D