BRCA Testing and PARPi in EBC

CE / CME

BRCA Testing and the Role of PARP Inhibition in Early Breast Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Roundtable

Pharmacists: 1.00 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

Nurses: 1.00 Nursing contact hour

Physicians: Maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: March 27, 2023

Expiration: March 26, 2024

Constance Albarracin
Constance Albarracin, MD, PhD
Banu Arun
Banu Arun, MD
Allison Butts
Allison Butts, PharmD, BCOP
Emilia Diego
Emilia Diego, MD, FACS
Charles E. Geyer, Jr.
Charles E. Geyer, Jr., MD
Marissa Marti-Smith
Marissa Marti-Smith, APRN, AGNP-C, AOCNP
Kristen Shannon
Kristen Shannon, MS, CGC

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