Knowledgebase Resources Aiding the Assessment of the Clinical Impact of Somatic Variants Found in Cancer: In-Depth Looks at CIViC and OncoKB
Availability
On-Demand
Expires on Feb 03, 2027
Cost
$0.00
Credit Offered
1 CME (AMA) Credit
1 CME (Other) Credit

Date of Release: February 3, 2025

Expiration Date: February 3, 2027

Credits offered:

Estimate time of completion: 1 hour

Course must be completed by the expiration date

 

Knowledgebase Resources Aiding the Assessment of the Clinical Impact of Somatic Variants Found in Cancer: In-Depth Looks at CIViC and OncoKB

Description

This course reviews CIViC and OncoKB, two prominent precision oncology knowledgebases available to the public, that contain clinical interpretations of somatic variants found in cancer. Tutorials on how to navigate each knowledgebase will be given along with details of how to use and apply the information to aid precision medicine.

Target Audience

All medical and healthcare professionals and researchers interested in understanding cancer genomic testing and somatic and germline variant interpretation methods. This series is presented as a collaboration between ClinGen Somatic, VICC, and ACMG consortia.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:

 

  • Explain the precision oncology and cancer variant interpretation workflow.
  • Describe the role of knowledge bases such as OncoKB and CIViC within the precision oncology/molecular pathology workflow.
  • Identify the complexity involved in aggregating and standardizing variant annotations from distributed sources.
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Moderator:

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Manuela Benary, PhD

Bioinformatician

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany


Presenters:

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Malachi Griffith, PhD

Professor - Department of Medicine (Oncology) & Department of Genetics

Assistant Director, The McDonnell Genome Institute

Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis, MO, USA

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Debyani Chakravarty, PhD

Associate Member - Department of Pathology

Lead Scientist OncoKB

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - New York, NY, USA



Planning Committee:

Beth Pitel, MS, CG (ASCP)

Gordana Raca, MD, PhD, FACMG

Manuela Benary, PhD

Jason Saliba, PhD

 

CME AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM

 

Accreditation

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Credit Designation

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

The American Medical Association (AMA) defines physicians as those individuals who have obtained an MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree from another country. Non-physicians may request a certificate of attendance for their participation.

 

Claiming your Educational Credits

This activity consists of: View content, take a post-test, the test may be taken as often as necessary to achieve a passing score of 80% or better is required to receive credit.  If you do not achieve a passing score, the program will identify which questions you answered incorrectly so that you can review the module and try again. Complete the evaluation form.

 

Learner Data Consent

ACMG Education reports learner data to respective agency boards and you will be asked for consent during the evaluation process. Your compliance with deadlines and completing evaluations are part of the process in meeting learner needs and ACMG’s education mission.

 

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Accredited Continuing Education Financial Disclosure

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Accredited Continuing Education (ACE) for physicians. ACMG is an organization committed to improvement of patient care and general health by the incorporation of genetics and genomics into clinical practice.

 

ACMG has implemented the following procedures to ensure the independence of ACE activities from commercial influence/promotional bias, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) requires that providers (ACMG) must be able to demonstrate that: 1) everyone in a position to control the content of an ACE activity has disclosed all financial relationships that they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible* companies; 2) ACMG has implemented a mechanism to mitigate relevant financial relationships; and 3) all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies are disclosed to the learners before the beginning of the educational activity. The learners must also be informed if no relevant financial relationships exist.
*Ineligible companies are defined as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

 

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All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Name

Role: Presenter/ Panelist / Moderator / Liaison / Planner / Peer Reviewer

Financial Disclosure for 24 Months (relationship is ongoing)

Claudia Barnett

Staff

Nothing to Disclose

Manuela Benary, PhD

Planner/Moderator

Speaker: Novartis

Gordana Raca, MD, PhD, FACMG

Planner, Peer Reviewer

Nothing to Disclose

Jane Radford, MHA, CHCP

Staff

Nothing to Disclose

Beth Pitel, MS

Planner

Somatic Advisory Board: Qiagen

Jason Saliba, PhD

Planner

Nothing to Disclose

Malachi Griffith, PhD

Presenter

Nothing to Disclose

Debyani Chakravarty, PhD

Presenter

Nothing to Disclose


Disclaimer

ACMG educational programs are designed primarily as an educational tool for health care providers who wish to increase their understanding of the application of genomic technologies to patient care. The ACMG does not endorse or recommend the use of this educational program to make patient diagnoses, particular by individuals not trained in medical genetics. Adherence to the information provided in these programs does not necessarily ensure a successful diagnostic outcome. The program should not be considered inclusive of all proper procedures and or exclusive of other procedures and that are reasonably directed at obtaining the same results. In determining the propriety of any specific procedure or, a healthcare provider should apply his or her own professional judgment to the specific clinical circumstances presented by the individual patient or specimen.

Questions regarding CE credit should be directed to education@acmg.net

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