Informed Decision-making for Prostate Cancer Testing – Mainpro+

CAN-eng

$0

free

Mainpro+

Oncology

1 Credits

Course Description

Course Details

Expiry Date: 2015-04-07

Professions: Physician

Faculty

Accreditation

Learning Objective(s)

  1. Apply knowledge of prostate cancer epidemiology (prevalence, incidence, mortality) to patient discussions and health management
  2. Identify risk factors for prostate cancer and their influence on decision-making for prostate cancer testing
  3. Synthesize the current recommendations (Canadian and U.S.) for prostate cancer testing and apply them in terms of:
    • Who to test
    • When to start testing and how frequently to continue this
    • How to test
    • How to interpret results and communicate them to patients
    • Factors influencing when to stop testing
  4. Implement shared decision-making in tailoring clinical follow-up based on test results