Presented March 19, 2021 | 60 minutes
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Provide a framework for cancer screening of older adults in the context of the Geriatric 5M’s
- Describe the risks and benefits when advising the older adults for or against a particular cancer screening test
- Describe the concept of lag time to benefit when applied to a particular screening test
Speakers
- Carolina Fonseca-Valencia, MD; Geriatrics Clinical Fellow; Harvard Medical School Multicampus Geriatrics Fellowship
Accreditation/Designations
Continuing education credit/Certificates of Completion are available free of charge for those who: 1.) attend the entire session and 2.) complete and submit the Program Evaluation Survey. Contact rigec@etal.uri.edu with any CE related questions.
- Medicine: Kent Hospital is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to sponsor continuing medical education physicians. Kent Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity is approved for 1.0 Risk Management Credit.
- Nursing: This activity has been approved by the Northeast Multistate Division for 1.0 contact hour. Approval valid through March 4, 2023.
- Certificate of Completion: Provided to all disciplines who complete and return the program evaluation survey.
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