Colon Cancer Insights: Screenings and Risk Factors

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Target Audience             This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.

Statement of Need This podcast will discuss the latest guidelines as related to the screening for colorectal cancer (CRC); it will address the types of screenings and indications. Additionally, the progression of CRC will be discussed as well as risk factors. In that CRC is the third most common cancer (not including skin cancer), it is important for providers to be aware of the latest screening guidelines and recommendations for optimal patient care.

Objectives 

• Review the latest colorectal cancer screening guidelines.
• Describe the different colorectal screening tools and their indications.
• Discuss the risk factors for colorectal cancer and strategies to assess high-risk and average risk patients.
• Examine the incidence, risk factors and genetic predispositions of early-onset colorectal cancer.

ModeratorJoseph Flynn, D.O., MPH, FACP Chief Administrative Officer Norton Medical Group Louisville, Kentucky

Physician-in-chief Norton Cancer Institute Louisville, Kentucky

SpeakerWilliam B. Evans, III, M.D., MSc, FASGE Gastroenterologist Norton Gastroenterology Consultants Louisville, Kentucky

Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures  The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  

Commercial Support There was no commercial support for this activity. 

Physician Credits Accreditation Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing CreditsNorton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 ANCC CE contact hours. 

In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.  For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].

 

Resources for Additional Study/References

Changing colon cancer screening guidelines to age 45: Has it made a difference? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38981796/

Colon Cancer Screening https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32644490/

 

Date of Original Release | March 2025; Information is current as of the time of recording. Course Termination Date | March 2028

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]

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