Bridging the Gap in Cancer Screening
Starts On:
03/26/2024: 6:30 PM
Ends On:
03/26/2027: 11:45 PM
Type:
Online Course
Location:
YouTube Playlist - AMG CME
Credits:
1
Description:
What is the Problem?
High-level evidence demonstrates the benefits of cancer screening, but screening is underused, particularly among racial/ethnic minorities and the medically underserved.
Why Does the Problem Exist?
Multilevel barriers include inadequate health insurance, primary care and screening access, and patient/provider misconceptions about screening and cancer inequity.
High-level evidence demonstrates the benefits of cancer screening, but screening is underused, particularly among racial/ethnic minorities and the medically underserved.
Why Does the Problem Exist?
Multilevel barriers include inadequate health insurance, primary care and screening access, and patient/provider misconceptions about screening and cancer inequity.
Objectives:
After participation, the learner should be able to:
1. Recognize that cancer screening rates are suboptimal and inequitable.
2. Identify starting and stopping ages and frequency of recommended screening for breast and colorectal cancer.
3. Identify the advantages of early cancer detection.
4. Recognize how to address barriers to colorectal cancer screening.
5. Identify the level of evidence for breast and colorectal cancer screening.
1. Recognize that cancer screening rates are suboptimal and inequitable.
2. Identify starting and stopping ages and frequency of recommended screening for breast and colorectal cancer.
3. Identify the advantages of early cancer detection.
4. Recognize how to address barriers to colorectal cancer screening.
5. Identify the level of evidence for breast and colorectal cancer screening.
Contact Information:
Shannel Roberts
Manager, Clinician Engagement & Professional Development, AMG CMO Office
465 South Street, Suite 200
Morristown, NJ 07962
Office - 973-630-8970
Cell - 862-309-4549
Email - shannel.roberts@atlantichealth.org
Manager, Clinician Engagement & Professional Development, AMG CMO Office
465 South Street, Suite 200
Morristown, NJ 07962
Office - 973-630-8970
Cell - 862-309-4549
Email - shannel.roberts@atlantichealth.org
Additional Information:
All individuals in control of content report no relevant financial relationship.
Christina H. Chapman, MD, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Christina H. Chapman, MD, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Sponsor:
Atlantic Medical Group
Atlantic Health Cancer Care
Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ & Screen NJ
Atlantic Health Cancer Care
Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ & Screen NJ