Physician Oncology Education Program

Founded in 1987 by TMA with a grant from the Texas Cancer Council, the Physician Oncology Education Program (POEP) strives to provide Texas physicians, physicians-in-training, and those in training to become physicians (e.g., medical and undergraduate students) with the knowledge and the skills necessary to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality through collaboration among the public, private, and volunteer sectors of the state. Learn more about the POEP's history, Steering Committee, institutional members, and staff.

Cancer News and Alerts

• POEP Reminds Physicians of Cancer Resources (Action, Oct. 16, 2008)
• Texas Cancer Facts and Figures 2008 (PDF)
• TMA Preps You for Genetic Testing Ad Campaign (Aug. 7, 2008)
• Heads Up: Genetic Testing Ad Campaign Coming (Action, Aug. 1, 2008)
• Genetic Screening Campaign  (Texas Medicine, August 2008)
• New Colorectal Cancer Guidelines Published - Action (March 17, 2008)
• Beyond 15: The Next Step for Texas Cancer Research - Texas Medicine (January 2008) 
• Up in Smoke - Texas Medicine (December 2007) 
• N-Sights Professional (newsletter from Cancer Nutrition Network for Texans)
• Breast Cancer Early Detection Guidelines from American Cancer Society (Revised September 2007)
• POEP Bulletin 
• The Politics of Pain 2007 (PDF)
• Survivorship: Free Online Resource for Cancer Survivors (PDF)
• Texas Tobacco Control Plan 2008 (PDF)

• Colorectal Cancer (Coming Soon): Activity Evaluation Form
• Nutrition (Coming Soon): Activity Evaluation Form
• Ovarian Cancer: Designed for the Primary Care Physician
• Pain Primer for Primary Physicians: Essential Concepts (Sept. 16, 2008)
• Performance Improvement (PI) Continuing Medical Education Project for Primary Care Physicians
• Skin Cancer (Coming Soon): Activity Evaluation Form  
• Survivorship (Lance Armstrong Foundation: Professional Training Opportunities)
• Tobacco Intervention and the Health Care Provider (PDF): Activity Evaluation Form

• Cancer Pain Resources
• Cancer Reporting Law
• Childhood Cancer (PDF)
• Clinical Trials  
• Colorectal Cancer
• Cost of Cancer Study
• Genetic Evaluation
• HPV 
• Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
• Obesity and Nutrition  
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Screening Recommendations for the Early Detection of Cancer Use (PDF)
• Skin Cancer Resources
• Survivorship    
• Tests to Find Cancer Early (PDF)
• Texas Cancer Plan 
• Tobacco Resources  
• Treating Tobacco Dependence ToolKit
• Smoke-free Workplace 

• Calendar of Events: Find meetings, conferences, Speakers' Bureau events
• Cancer Programs and Symposia: Check out POEP's clinical programs and symposia for 2008. Most programs carry CME credit, including ethics.
• Educational Resources and Clinical Tools: Find educational materials and clinical tools for primary care physicians. Many materials carry CME credit. To place your order, just fill out the cancer education resources ORDER FORM.
• Medical Student Scholarships: Apply for one of the four annual scholarships offered to Texas medical students to attend cancer education programs that occur in the state of Texas.
• POEP Speakers' Bureau: View available topics and request a clinical program by a cancer expert at no cost to your institution or organization. Programs approved for CME available, including ethics.
• Web Links: Links those organizations and institutions that provide reliable cancer information and with whom the POEP partners on various educational initiatives.