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Oncologic Emergency Medicine in a Cancer Center

An introduction

The lecture duration is 03min.

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Prof. Kumar Alagappan
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA
Lecture Summary

A short introduction to the Cancer Chapter from Kumar Alagappan, Professor of EM at MDAnderson Cancer Centre.

Target Audience

Emergency Medicine Doctors
Emergency Medicine Nurses
Paramedics
Rural GP's

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Describe the burden of cancer-related presentations to Emergency Departments
  • Appreciate the impact EM clinicians can make in the cancer journey
  • Define the commonest cancer-related presentations to Emergency Departments

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