5077.0 Improving Cancer Screening Practices

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 8:30 AM
Oral
Regular screening facilitates reduces the mortality of many cancers by increasing the early detection at a stage in which the malignancy is most treatable and survival most likely. Among under-insured, uninsured, and minority populations, low screening rates contribute to higher mortality rates from cancer. This session focuses on health education and promotion strategies to improve screening behaviors in diverse at-risk populations.
Session Objectives: 1. Discuss the greatest influencers on screening decisions among at-risk populations. 2. Discuss the use and impact of technology in increasing cancer screening.
Moderator:
Barbara E. Giloth, DrPH, CHES

8:30 AM
Cancer screening practices among Chinese worksite employees – Source of health information and greatest influencers to screening decisions
Su-I. Hou, DrPH, CPH, RN and Peng-Hsi Hou
     
8:45 AM
Role of social capital in cancer screening adherence
Amy Leader, MPH, Mona Sarfaty, MD, Lorien Abroms, ScD, Samuel Simmens, PhD and Richard Windsor, PhD
     
9:00 AM
Disseminating the cancer screening process through development, implementation, and evaluation of an e-learning program
Jeffrey Swarz, MS and David Burns, MS
9:15 AM
Oregon's public/private partnership for breast and cervical cancer screening
Maureen C. Hinman, Sara K. Padilla, MPH, Christine McDonald and Gail Brownmiller
     
9:30 AM
Feasibility of implementing a patient education program on colorectal cancer screening in a general medicine clinic
Marla L. Clayman, PhD, MPH, Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH, David W. Baker, MD, MPH, Kenzie Cameron, PhD MPH and Gregory Makoul, PhD
     

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Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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