Care Coordination: The intersection of primary care, oncology, and the patient from initial diagnosis to survivorship.
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This presentation will discuss lung cancer from start to finish. I will focus on needs of the primary and acute care provider. Screening will be covered in detail and how it affects outcomes. Staging and treatments by stage will also be reviewed. Treatments for advanced stage lung cancer including, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies will be addressed and there will be an emphasis on the common toxicities that primary care and inpatient providers may encounter and how to manage these.
*Due to rapidly changing clinical knowledge, once purchased, you have 90 days access to complete this education.
Credits: 1.0 Contact Hours; 0.00 are Pharmacology
This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid from 3/12/2025 to 3/11/2026 . PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Expiration Date: March 11, 2026
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
-Identify disciplines involved in Oncology care and management of comorbidities
-ID barriers to care with oncology patients
-Define care coordination and the concept of navigation
-Examine how navigation can improve patient outcomes and enhance the patient experience
-Discuss the role of providers in care coordinatio
Lauren Cook
RN
Lauren Cook graduated from Catawba Valley Community College with an associate degree in Nursing in 2010. She then attended Appalachian State University to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Lauren has almost 15 years of nursing experience, all of which has been in Hematology and Oncology in the inpatient and outpatient setting. She has held her Oncology Nurse Certification through ONS since 2017. She is currently Ambulatory Nurse Manager at a satellite Hematology and Oncology clinic with a larger Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she has worked for the last ten years. She has a special interest in care of the rural oncology patient, as it is often complex and challenging. Most recently, she participated in a project assessing barriers to clinical trial access for rural patients and this project was presented at ONS Congress in April of 2024. She is married and has two children. Her interests outside of work include being active in her church, exercise, reading, and baking cookies.
CE/CME INFORMATION
Obtain Your Credits
To earn credits for this activity, navigate to the Content(s) tab and complete all course components in the following order: 1) watch the course presentation video; 2) complete the course evaluation; 3) pass the post-test with a score of 2/3 (66.7%) or higher. You may retake the post-test until a passing score is achieved, at which point you will be able to view/print a copy of your certificate of completion. This online certificate will also be saved within your profile 'My Courses/Certificates' -> 'Transcript/Certificates Earned' for future access.
Designation Statement
NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours, of which 0.00 is pharmacology credit. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid from 3/12/2025 to 3/11/2026 .
Accreditation Statement
Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Associates Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid from 3/12/2025 to 3/11/2026 . PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
DISCLOSURES
Faculty
Contributing faculty, Lauren Cook RN has disclosed no financial relationships
Planners
All planners and contributors involved in this educational activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Disclaimer
The material presented in this continuing education program is being made available for educational purposes only and is not intended to represent the best or only methods, medications and/or guidelines appropriate for the medical situation discussed. Rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the presenter(s), which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners and should not be used by clinicians without the evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. NPACE disclaims any liability, loss, injury, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any information given in a presentation.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may mention the uses of products that are not approved by the FDA for the indication(s) being discussed. The presenter(s) are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. The opinions related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed or recommended by NPACE. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
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