This is the first of 2 CE-accredited webinars designed for oncology nurses, advanced practice nurses, and oncology nurse navigators around the updates to the US Preventive Services Task Force lung cancer screening guidelines and the role that nurses and nurse navigators can play in implementing a lung cancer screening program. Details of the updated guidelines, along with supporting data on low-dose computed tomography and patient selection for screening, will be presented. In addition, best practices in implementing the guidelines will be discussed, along with suggestions on how to navigate the new CMS regulations to facilitate reimbursement for lung cancer screening and counseling.
This webinar will help participants:
- Discuss the recently updated lung cancer screening guidelines and the supporting evidence
- Implement a lung cancer screening program and improve access for eligible patients
- Apply the new CMS guidelines to facilitate lung cancer screening, smoking cessation, and counseling
