This conference is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. The aim is to enhance patient care and satisfaction by applying multidisciplinary, community-based, tumor board-style quality improvement methodologies to lung cancer screening and incidental lung nodule cases. It will bring together various disciplines to improve communication and coordination among care teams and referring providers. The ultimate goal is to improve outcomes and satisfaction for patients with abnormal lung radiographic findings.

Course Director:

• John D. Doty, MD
• John Wynne, MD

Overall Objectives:

1. Analyze the CMS and USPSTF age and smoking history criteria for lung cancer screening eligibility 
2. Apply screening criteria to increase the number of eligible patients referred for screening 
3. Examine Atrium health lung cancer statistics as well as number of patients screened vs. patients eligible for screening

Target Audience:  

This course is intended for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Board Recognition Statement(s)

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.