• Physicians Oncology Education Program

    History of POEP

    Founded in 1987 by TMA with a grant from the Texas Cancer Council (now the Cancer Prevention and Resource Institute of Texas), 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.

  • Cancer Care in Your Palm

    TMA's Physician Oncology Education Program also offers CanSearch for the iPhone/iPad.

    CanQuit, created by the Physician Oncology Education Program, is an iPhone/iPad app developed to assist physicians in discussing tobacco cessation with their patients. The USPSTF determined that smoking cessation interventions and pharmacotherapy from health care providers are effective in instigating a quit attempt. Techniques discussed include using The Five A’s of cessation, as well as motivational interviewing. The app also provides information on available pharmacotherapies. 

    Created for primary care physicians, this free app quickly and easily displays current recommended cancer screening guidelines for the top 25 cancers and includes their risk factors, nutrition and chemoprevention stats, and available imaging tests.

  • Cancer News

  • Contact Us

    TMA Physician Oncology Education Program
    401 W. 15th St.
    Austin, TX 78701-1469
    (800) 880-1300, ext. 1469
    E-mail  POEP