The Older Adult with Cancer: Personalizing Treatment Decisions Conference

The Older Adult with Cancer: Personalizing Treatment Decisions is a hybrid educational conference designed for patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and researchers focused on improving cancer care for older adults. Through expert-led presentations, panel discussions, and interactive workshops, participants will explore individualized treatment approaches across multiple cancer types, including curative and metastatic disease, hematologic malignancies, and emerging therapies.

This conference is for healthcare providers, researchers, patients, and families focused on cancer care for older adults. It is designed for oncologists, geriatricians, primary care physicians, nurses, social workers, navigators, dietitians, therapists, bioethicists, and researchers designing clinical trials. Additionally, patients and their caregivers, family members, advocates and members of the public who may benefit from understanding current innovative approaches to older adults with cancer are invited.

1. Review the challenges in management of older adults' lung, bladder, prostate and breast cancer in the adjuvant setting. 
2. Explain the challenges in the management of older adults with metastatic prostate and breast cancer. 
3. Describe the challenges and management of older adults' hematologic malignancies
4. Discuss personalization of therapy for older adults through geriatric assessments and supportive care interventions. 
5. Summarize the challenges and barriers for development of clinical trials for older adults. 

For additional information, please contact Gabrielle White. 

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Designation of Credit

Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20.00 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.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 20.00 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Nurses: This program provides 20.00 NCPD Hours.

Cancellation Policy
The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation or postponement, the University will refund registration fees but is not responsible for any related costs or expenses to participants, including cancellation fees assessed by hotels, airlines and travel agencies. In order to process refunds for conference withdrawals, we must receive cancellation in writing by August 7, 2026.

Services for the Disabled
If special arrangements are required for an individual with a disability to attend this meeting, please send email to Jema Varnie, no later than August 7, 2026.