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ForwardIntegrating Lung Cancer Screening and Tobacco Cessation in Clinical Practice - Enduring
Healthcare providers often face time constraints, limiting their ability to offer comprehensive cessation counseling during patient visits. Additionally, there is a shortage of culturally tailored tools, making it challenging to address the diverse needs of patients effectively. Insufficient reimbursement for cessation interventions further discourages providers from prioritizing these services. Moreover, low awareness among providers about available screening guidelines and cessation support resources contributes to inconsistent implementation. Addressing these issues requires targeted education and practical strategies to enhance care delivery.
Despite established guidelines for tobacco cessation and lung cancer screening, many healthcare providers face significant barriers—including limited training, time constraints, and inadequate system support—that hinder the integration of these services into routine care. This gap is particularly pronounced in underserved populations, where factors such as low socioeconomic status and limited access to healthcare exacerbate disparities in lung cancer outcomes. Addressing these challenges requires targeted interventions that enhance provider education, streamline clinical workflows, and implement system-level changes to support the consistent delivery of tobacco cessation and lung cancer screening services.
Target Audience
Healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, behavioral health specialists, and allied health staff, who are engaged in tobacco cessation and lung cancer screening efforts.
Learning Objectives
- Identify barriers to implementing tobacco cessation and lung cancer screening in clinical care.
- Demonstrate integration of brief interventions and EHR tools to enhance screening and referral.
- Discuss culturally responsive approaches to engage high-risk and underserved populations.
- Outline system-level and community strategies that support implementation and sustainability.
- Discuss possible barriers and biases which may impact patient care (i.e., race, ethnicity, language, gender identity/orientation, age, socioeconomic status, attitudes, feelings, or other characteristics).
This activity has been planned and implemented in strict compliance with the accreditation requirements, standards, and policies of the ACCME. City of Hope takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
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Presenter:
Jonjon V. Macalintal, DNP, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, HACP, CTTS Nurse Practitioner, Department of Medicine, City of Hope
Jonjon V. Macalintal has indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies.
Planner & Moderator: Sophia Yeung, MHA has indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
This presentation and/or comments will provide a balanced, non-promotional, and evidence-based approach to all diagnostic, therapeutic and/or research related content.
CME Committee/Reviewer no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies: Daneng Li, MD
City of Hope further encourages faculty/ authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
The information and opinions presented in this activity do not constitute medical or legal advice. Health care providers must exercise their own professional judgment in their clinical practice, and when confronted with the issues discussed herein, should not substitute this curriculum for the advice of legal counsel or application of sound ethical principles.
This activity has received no commercial support.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT: City of Hope is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION: City of Hope designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The following credit type(s) are being offered for this course:
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 1.0
The following may apply AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for license renewal:
Registered Nurses: Nurses may report up to 1.0 credit hours toward the continuing education requirements for license renewal by their state Board of Registered Nurses (BRN). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may be noted on the license renewal application in lieu of a BRN provider number.
Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ accredited courses are acceptable for CME requirements for recertification.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™City of Hope is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
City of Hope designates this Integrating Lung Cancer Screening and Tobacco Cessation in Clinical Practice - Enduring for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ requirements. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 1.00 Attendance
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