Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Recognize the importance of the microbiome in human health and disease
2. Describe the growing role of the microbiome in cancer prevention and oncologic therapies
3. Discuss the potential roles of microbiologic interventions in future cancer care

Faculty

Heather Edwards, MD, DDS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology 
Boston University School of Medicine
Director, Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.