Cancer Screening in Elderhood

Presented March 19, 2021 | 60 minutes

Learning Objectives

After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Provide a framework for cancer screening of older adults in the context of the Geriatric 5M’s
  2. Describe the risks and benefits when advising the older adults for or against a particular cancer screening test
  3. 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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