Assessing and Managing the ”Frail" Patient with Prostate Cancer

SELF STUDY / ENDURING - ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE ACTIVITY: 50 Minutes

Overview

The management of frail patients with metastatic prostate cancer is increasingly critical as the population ages and the prevalence of this condition rises. This educational session focuses on the unique challenges these patients face, including the multidimensional aspects of frailty that impact treatment outcomes. Participants will explore the diagnosis and mechanisms of frailty, the implications of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) on physical health, and the necessity of adapting treatment plans for these vulnerable patients. 

Target Audience

This CME initiative was designed for oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, NPs, PAs, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with cancer.

Learning Objectives

  1. Review concerning trends in prostate cancer among older men.
  2. Describe the diagnosis and mechanism of frailty in older men with prostate cancer.
  3. Discuss how to initiate supportive care interventions and adapt prostate cancer treatment for frail men with prostate cancer.                                                                                                                 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Horizon CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.75 ANCC
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 0.75 credit.
Course opens: 
04/25/2025
Course expires: 
04/28/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Faculty

Nabiel Mir, MD

Geriatric Oncology & Clinical Therapeutics 
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 

Dr. Nabiel Mir, MD, is an Instructor in Geriatric Oncology and Elmwood V. Jensen Scholar at the University of Chicago. After completing his hematology/oncology fellowship, a previous geriatrics fellowship at UChicago, and a T32-funded postdoctoral position in clinical pharmacology and pharmacogenomics, he recently joined the faculty, focusing now geriatric evaluation and prostate cancer treatment in older adults.
 
Dr. Mir completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama, where he earned the William J. Koopman Award for Excellence in Research as a Resident for his work on patient-reported cognitive deficits and geriatric impairments in older adults with gastrointestinal malignancies. He earned his medical degree from the University of Queensland in Australia.
 
At UChicago, Dr. Mir’s research and clinical focus are on the treatment of older adults, emphasizing the integration of geriatric assessments into standard oncology practice and developing risk-prediction tools for treatment toxicity and frailty in older adults with solid malignancies, particularly prostate cancer. His work has been recognized with several awards, including the National Institute of Aging Butler Williams Scholar Program, the Bayer-Prostate Cancer Foundation Darolutamide Challenge Award, and invitations to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Thought Leaders of the Future and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Guidelines for Prostate Cancer. Dr. Mir is also part of the leadership team striving to help the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center achieve its “Age-Friendly Health System” designation, focusing on improving care transitions for older adults with cancer.

Disclosures:

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Horizon CME (HCME) ensures that continuing education activities are balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. 

All persons in a position to influence the content of an accredited continuing education activity provided by Horizon CME are required to disclose to HCME any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. All reported relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by Horizon CME.

Nabiel Mir, MD discloses no relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Horizon CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Horizon CME designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.75 ANCC
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 0.75 credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:

  1. Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
  2. Participate in the online activity.
  3. Complete the post-test
  4. Submit the evaluation form

DISCLAIMER:

This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.

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