Integrating Virtual Cancer Care into Practice: Strategies to Overcome Barriers and Advance Equity

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30 min

Oncology

0.5 Credits

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Course Description

Virtual care, which includes video calls, phone calls and secure messaging, became a critical component of cancer management during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to play an important role in supporting individuals living with cancer. To deliver effective virtual cancer care, both patients and healthcare providers need appropriate tools, support, and guidance.

This 30-minute CME will describe practical strategies for implementing virtual cancer care and address how to overcome common barriers that affect access to care and thus impact health equity. The overall goal of the program is to support clinicians in providing effective virtual care to individuals with cancer.

This program is sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society through financial support from Merck Canada Inc. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Merck Canada Inc.

Course Details

Expiry Date: 2026-09-19

Professions: Physician

Faculty

  • Ambreen Sayani, MD, MS, PhD
  • Darren Larsen, MD, CFPC
  • Naomi Pliamm, MD, CCFP

Accreditation

This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Quebec College of Family Physicians, a continuing professional development accrediting organization recognized by the Collège des médecins du Québec and has been approved for up to 0.5 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credit(s).

CERT+ Session ID:301987-001

Learning Objective(s)

Upon completion of this continuing education program, participants will be better able to address the following criteria: 

  • Identify which oncology scenarios are appropriate for virtual visits versus which ones require in-person evaluation
  • Apply effective communication strategies to deliver patient-centered virtual cancer care
  • Identify and address barriers to virtual cancer care, with an emphasis on populations experiencing health inequities, such as older adults, Black and other racialized communities, Indigenous communities, people experiencing homelessness, and those living in remote/rural areas
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