Screening for Breast and Prostate Cancer CME Information and Disclosures

Overall Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

  • Assess their current performance
  • Evaluate the structure and process of their care and determine how they can be improved to deliver high quality care
  • Create a team and develop and implement a plan to improve patient care
  • Re-measure performance on one or more selected quality indicators (performance measures) after implementing their plan
  • Assess impact of their improvement plan on quality of care

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The editors and publisher of Screening for Breast and Prostate Cancer recognize that the development of new material offers many opportunities for error. Despite our best efforts, some errors may persist. Drug dosage schedules are, we believe, accurate and in accordance with current standards. Readers are advised, however, to ensure that the recommended dosages shown concur with the information provided in the product information material. This is especially important in cases of new, infrequently used, or highly toxic drugs. The primary purpose of this product is educational. Information presented, as well as publications, technologies, products, and/or services discussed, are intended to inform subscribers about the knowledge, techniques, and experiences of the contributors. A diversity of professional opinion exists, and the views of the contributors are their own and not those of the ACP. The ACP disclaims any and all liability for damages and claims, which may result from the use of information, publications, technologies, products, and/or services discussed in this product.

Financial Support

Development of this program was funded by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.

Publisher's Information

The contents of this program are copyrighted by American College of Physicians, Inc., copyright 2018, all rights reserved.

ACP owns the copyrights to all materials in this module with the following exceptions, which are all owned by Healthwise, Inc., all rights reserved:

  • Choice Chart, Deciding About Screening Mammograms in Your 40s
  • Choice Chart, Deciding About PSA Testing
  • Tutorial Video: Shared Decision-Making, Cancer Screening - Patient Safety Grant (Produced by Healthwise)

The actors in the tutorial include Shelley Baldiga, host; Maria (Lisa) Sanchez, actor; Alan Jones, actor

Published in the United States of America. [6/15/18]


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