This webinar provided an introduction to the 2022 Steps for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: A Manual for Primary Care Practices, an updated second edition to the first edition that was originally published in 2014. The 2022 edition includes the following updates:
- An expanded scope to include all primary care settings
- Current screening guidelines and new screening modalities
- 10 case studies of exemplary practice sites
- Updated literature references
The first edition was one of the NCCRT’s most popular resources and has been instrumental in helping primary care practices throughout the United States achieve improvements in their colorectal cancer screening rates. The 2022 edition will be released in August 2022.
Speakers:
- Laura Makaroff, DO, Senior Vice President, Prevention and Early Detection, American Cancer Society
- Keith Winfrey, MD, MPH, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, New Orleans East Louisiana Community Health Center
- Michelle Tropper, MPH, Director of Clinical Programs, HealthEfficient
- Frank Colangelo, MD, MS-HQS, FACP, Chief Quality Officer, Premier Medical Associates
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