Emergencies in the Cancer Patient 2025 — On Demand

The field of oncologic emergencies has evolved rapidly over the past 15+ years, advancing in parallel with the ongoing development of cancer treatments and interventions. While complications from traditional chemotherapies remain common, the rise of novel cancer treatments has introduced a broader and more complex spectrum of patient presentations, many of which are now increasingly encountered in emergency departments across the country. With few dedicated cancer-specific emergency rooms, these patients are often inappropriately triaged, misdiagnosed, under-treated, or redirected to their oncologists without adequate resolution of their urgent concerns.

This on demand, recorded live September 6-7, 2025, features specialists from across all areas of the cancer treatment spectrum to provide emergency department providers and staff with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively manage both common and uncommon oncologic emergencies. Each session features didactic lectures followed by the recorded panel discussion and Q&A with faculty.

Sessions include:

• Pain Control & Palliation in the Cancer Patient

• A Practical Approach to the Evaluation & Management of Fever in the Cancer Patient

• A Practical Approach to the Evaluation & Management of Dyspnea in the Cancer Patient

• A Practical Approach to the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in the Cancer Patient

• Central Nervous System Emergencies

• Urgent Radiation Treatment

• Stem Cell Transplant / Targeted Therapy / Experimental Therapeutics

• Hematologic Emergencies

• Interventional Radiology Emergent Procedures

• Dermatologic Side Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatments

In addition to our keynote speaker, Dr. Christopher Baugh of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, who will present Accelerating Hospice Initiation, we are also pleased to welcome Dr. Syed Saad Mahmood of St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, who will speak on Cardiac Complications.

For a complete list of included speakers and presentations, please refer to the 2025 Emergencies in the Cancer Patient live course brochure here. 

This course is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and registered nurses involved in the treatment and management of patients with active malignancies/cancers who present with acute complaints in an emergent room setting.

1. Identify and recognize the most common presenting complaints of cancer patients in emergency rooms.
2. Discuss current and developing cancer therapeutics with respect to their side-effects and complications.
3. Recognize the current limitations and challenges that remain in efficiently addressing cancer patient emergencies.

Access to the course content requires registration. Once registered, all materials, including instructions for claiming credit, are located under the 'Course Content' tab. For those that purchase this on demand, access to the content and the opportunity to claim credit will be available through June 1, 2026. To enroll, please click the 'Register' tab at the top of the page.

On Demand Access Fees

• Physicians (MDs, PhDs, and DOs): $550

• Advanced Practice Providers: $450

• Nursing and Other Healthcare Professionals: $400

• Residents, Fellows, and Students: $200

• MSK Employees: Complimentary

Discounted registration is available for specific groups, including complimentary registration for health professional students and registrants who reside in low and lower-middle income countries. If eligible, you will receive further instructions and a promotion code to use during registration. View our Policy on Registration Discounts for more information.

Please note that after your payment has been processed, no further promotional discounts or adjustments will be made to your registration.

This Memorial Sloan Kettering Continuing Medical Education on demand program is non-refundable. For details please review our Cancellation Policy.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Recorded/Review Date: September 6-7 2025; Original Release Date: September 8, 2025; Termination Date: June 1, 2026

MSK Course Director

George K. Wang, MD, PhD
Associate Attending, Emergency Care Service

MSK Course Moderator 

Thomas John, MD
Assistant Attending, Emergency Care Service

Guest Faculty

Christopher Baugh, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine 
Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Syed S. Mahmood, MD, HF-Cert
Director, Cardio-Oncology
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

MSK Faculty

Mohammad Alhomoud, MBBS 
Assistant Attending, Bone Marrow Transplant Service 

Benjamin Biewen, MD
Assistant Attending, Emergency Care Service

Craig D. Blinderman, MD, MA
Chief, Supportive Care Service

Adrienne A. Boire, MD, PhD
Assistant Attending, Brain Tumor Service;
Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair

Delia Calo, MD, FASGE
Assistant Attending, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service

Sanjay Chawla, MD, FCCP, FACP, FCCM
Attending, Critical Care Medicine Service

Allison Gordon, MD
Associate Attending, Dermatology Service

Corita R. Grudzen, MD, MSHS
Division Head, Supportive and Acute Care Services

Robin Kim, MD
Assistant Attending, Emergency Care Service 

Adam D. Klotz, MD
Chief, Emergency Care Service 

Zina Koyonov, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse

Jonathan M. Latzman, MD
Assistant Attending, Interventional Radiology Service 

Avi Leader, MD
Assistant Attending, Hematology Service

Robert P. Lee, MD, FCCP, DAABIP
Associate Attending, Pulmonary Service;
Section Head, Interventional Pulmonology

Peter A. Mead, MD
Assistant Attending, Infectious Diseases and Allergy Service

Mark Melrose, DO, FACEP
Associate Attending, Emergency Care Service

Sandy Nath, MD
Associate Attending, Emergency Care Service

William C. Newman, MD
Assistant Attending, Department of Neurosurgery

Rachel Niec, MD, PhD, MS
Assistant Attending, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service

Rastko Rakocevic, MD, MSc
Assistant Attending; Director of Pleural Diseases, Pulmonary Service

Reggie Saldivar, MD
Associate Attending, Supportive Care Service;

Gilles Salles, MD, PhD
Chief, Lymphoma Service;
Steven A. Greenberg Chair

Fernando C. Santini, MD
Assistant Attending, Thoracic Oncology Service

Mark Schattner, MD, FASGE, AGAF
Chief, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service

Eytan M. Stein, MD
Chief, Leukemia Service

Rachna Sultanian, MD
Associate Attending, Emergency Care Service

Iris H. Wei, MD, FACS
Assistant Attending, Colorectal Service

Amy Xu, MD, PhD
Assistant Attending; Co-Director, Inpatient Radiation Oncology Consult (IROC) Service
Department of Radiation Oncology

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.