New Continuing Education Tool from NCCN Enables Care Providers to Earn Credits While Supporting Cancer Patients

The NCCN Guidelines in Practice™ helps busy health care professionals earn credits toward maintaining licensure and board certification while applying immediate, evidence-based updates to their practice.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network^® (NCCN^®) has launched a new continuing education (CE) resource: NCCN Guidelines in Practice™. This new subscription service equips health professionals with continuing education tools to support care decision-making and delivery according to the latest evidence-based, expert consensus-driven recommendations, while earning continuing education and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits for the NCCN Guidelines engagement they are already doing during their daily clinical work.

The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines^®) are the recognized standard for clinical direction and policy in cancer care in the United States. They are the most thorough and frequently updated clinical practice guidelines available in any area of medicine. The 88 different NCCN Guidelines^® cover treatment for nearly every type of cancer, plus prevention, screening, supportive care, and related topics. Numerous independent studies have shown that guideline-concordant care is correlated with better outcomes, longer survival, and lower costs.

Individuals who subscribe to the NCCN Guidelines in Practice™ will be able to track every time they utilize one of the NCCN Guidelines while determining the best course of action for their patients—an activity that occurred more than 16 million times in 2024—and seamlessly receive continuing education credit toward maintaining their licensure and board certification. NCCN Guidelines in Practice is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians and awards contact hours for physician associates, nurse practitioners, and nurses. Other members of the oncology care team can receive a certificate of participation.

"As a board-certified, practicing oncologist myself, it's hard to express just how exciting this is," said Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, Chief Executive Officer, NCCN. "The NCCN Guidelines in Practice put education where we need it most—at the point-of-care. This will help busy clinicians stay current on cutting-edge cancer care, particularly for some of the rarer cancer types that are covered by the NCCN Guidelines but less likely to be addressed by an in-person or online course. What's more, learning and credit for this continuing education exercise is immediate. As soon as a guideline update is published, people can earn continuing education credit for accessing the latest information."

For those who prefer more in-depth explanations for updated treatment recommendations, plus a look at the underlying research and the opportunity to ask questions directly to the experts—NCCN hosts an Annual Conference, Annual Hematologic Malignancies Congress, Breast Cancer Congress, and other events and webinars. These events include in-person networking opportunities, along with virtual and on-demand access to CE content as well.

"We recognize that there are providers who specialize in other areas of medicine who use the NCCN Guidelines to learn about oncology updates as well, such as primary care physicians or pediatricians," said Kristin Kline Hasson, Senior Director of Continuing Education, NCCN. "The NCCN Guidelines in Practice makes it easy for everyone to access the information they need while maintaining their required certifications, without adding to an already heavy workload."

NCCN Guidelines in Practice is designed for simplicity and ease-of-use, built right into the NCCN website with no separate log-ins. The subscription service seamlessly tracks guideline usage, provides certificates of completion, and, in many cases, automatically syncs with the relevant state medical and certification boards.

Visit NCCN.org/guidelinesCE for more information, including a list of frequently asked questions, and to purchase a subscription.

About the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network^® (NCCN^®) is marking 30 years as a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to defining and advancing quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives. The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines^®) provide transparent, evidence-based, expert consensus-driven recommendations for cancer treatment, prevention, and supportive services; they are the recognized standard for clinical direction and policy in cancer management and the most thorough and frequently-updated clinical practice guidelines available in any area of medicine. The NCCN Guidelines for Patients^® provide expert cancer treatment information to inform and empower patients and caregivers, through support from the NCCN Foundation^®. NCCN also advances continuing education, global initiatives, policy, and research collaboration and publication in oncology. Visit NCCN.org for more information.

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SOURCE National Comprehensive Cancer Network