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 Roles
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. 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
