Category I - Breast Center Operations, Administration and Programs
A. Breast Center Office Operations
1. Coordinating Clinical Programs
2. Multidisciplinary Breast Conference: Development and Management
3. Office Procedures: Scheduling, Registration, Billing & Coding
4. Efficiency, Productivity & Profitability
B. Administration
1. Staffing/Human Resources: Recruitment, Selection, Advancement, Problem-solving
2. Financial Resources
3. Accounting and Reporting
4. Fund Raising
C. Programs
1. Psychosocial: Counseling, Support Groups, Peer Volunteers, etc.
2. Education & Outreach
3. High Risk Program
4. Novel Patient Flow Algorithms
Category II – Patient Care and Support
A.
Nursing
1. Nursing Care of Breast Cancer Patients
2. Innovative Nursing Role
B.
Breast Cancer Navigation
1. Roles of Nurse and Lay Navigators
2. Innovative Navigator Roles
C.
Integrative, Supportive and Palliative Care
1. Nutrition
2. Exercise
3. Sexual Health and Sexuality
4. Other Integrative/Supportive Care Issues
5. Palliative Care
D.
Breast Cancer Genetics/Screening
E.
Complementary and Alternative Care
F.
Survivorship Care
G.
Benign Breast Disease
H.
Lymphedema
Category III – Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Management
A. Diagnostic Imaging
1. Screening and Diagnostic Mammography
2. Ultrasound
3. MRI
4. Novel Imaging or Positioning Techniques
B. Pathologic Evaluation and Biomarkers
C. Breast Surgery
1. Surgical Techniques
2. New Surgical Approaches, including Oncoplastic Surgery
3. Nodal Evaluation
4. Plastic Surgery/Breast Reconstruction
D. Medical Oncology – Early Stage and Advanced Disease
1. Chemotherapy
2. Hormonal Therapy
3. Targeted and Biologic Therapies
4. Medical Oncology Decision Making
E. Radiation Oncology
1. Traditional vs. Partial Breast Radiation
2. New Radiation Technologies
3. Radiation Oncology Decision Making
