Breast Cancer Screening — One Size Does Not Fit All

Activity description

This on-demand webcast will provide a comprehensive overview of breast cancer screening, prevention strategies and treatment advancements. Participants will explore the evolving landscape of breast cancer screening, including its contributions to reducing mortality rates, its current limitations, and the impact of advancements in breast cancer biology on screening and prevention practices. Special focus will be given to the objectives and implications of the WISDOM study, empowering participants to engage in generating new data to shape the future of breast cancer screening and prevention.

Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Health, Clinical Performance.

Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.

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Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, PAs, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other HCPs who have an interest in learning about breast cancer screening.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the contribution of screening to reduction in mortality for breast cancer.
  • Recognize where our current approach to screening falls short.
  • Discuss how our understanding of breast cancer biology has changed our approach to treatment and how we should translate that back to screening and prevention.
  • Explain the objectives of the WISDOM study, how patients can participate, and how together we can generate new data to inform our approach to screening and prevention.
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
Activity opens: 
10/01/2024
Activity expires: 
09/30/2027
Rating: 
0

Presenter
Laura Esserman, MD, MBA
Alfred A. de Lorimier Endowed Chair in General Surgery
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Director, UCSF Breast Care Center;
Co-Leader, Breast Oncology Program
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center;
University of California, San Francisco

 

Speaker
Jennifer Swenson, DO
Senior Medical Director, Strategic Partner Operations
Optum


About the presenter
Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, is professor of surgery and radiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and director of the UCSF Breast Care Clinic. Her work in breast cancer prevention and/or treatment spans the spectrum from basic science to public policy issues and the impact of both on the delivery of clinical care. Dr. Esserman is recognized as a thought leader in cancer screening and over-diagnosis, as well as innovative clinical trial design. She led the creation of the University of California-wide Athena Breast Health Network, a learning system designed to integrate clinical care and research as it follows 150,000 women from screening through treatment and outcomes. The Athena Network launched the PCORI-funded Wisdom Study, which tests a personalized approach to breast cancer screening in 100,000 women. She is also a leader of the innovative I-SPY TRIAL model, designed to accelerate the identification and approval of effective new agents for women with high-risk breast cancers. In 2020, she got FDA approval for an I-SPY COVID trial, designed to rapidly screen and confirm high-impact treatments to reduce mortality and time on ventilators.

Activity planners
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education

Sarah Chart, RN
Vice President
Optum Health Education

Joshua Jacobs, MD, FAAFP
National Medical Director
Optum Health

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

Dr. Esserman has disclosed the following: Moderna (Grant/Research Support); Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Advisory Board)

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.

Accreditation statement
Joint Provider LogoIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Health, Clinical Performance. Optum Health Education 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 health care team.

Credit designation statements
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour ([0.10] CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.
Attending the full program will earn 1.00 contact hour.
Unique Activity Number(s): JA0007123-9999-24-084-H01-P/T

Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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