Center, UW, SCCA present CME course on best practices for cancer control, prevention Sept. 16 in Arnold

Brief

The Center, in conjunction with the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, will present a continuing medical education (CME) course, Saturday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Arnold Building, M1-A303/305/307.

The daylong program will consist of a comprehensive review of current evidence bases for topics of importance to primary-care physicians (especially those who will see patients at the SCCA's new Cancer Prevention Clinic), with the intent of bringing the latest research science into the practice realm.

Course schedule

• 8-8:15 a.m., Introduction and expectations, Dr. Scott Ramsey, Public Health Sciences Division
• 8:15-9 a.m., Cancer-screening recommendations for average- and high-risk persons, Dr. Alfred Berg, UW Medicine
• 9-9:45 a.m., Smoking cessation, Dr. Beti Thompson, PHS
• 10-11:30 a.m., Primary prevention against cancer, Drs. Alan Kristal, Alyson Littman, Polly Newcomb, PHS
• 11:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m., Cancer-risk assessment, Dr. Polly Newcomb, PHS
• 1-1:45 p.m., Research in cancer screening and prevention, Dr. Scott Ramsey, PHS
• 1:45-2:45 p.m., Patient counseling, Dr. Peggy Hannon, UW Dr. Craig Sawchuk, UW Medicine and Harborview Medical Center
• 3-4 p.m., Cancer control, Dr. Jennifer Specht, UW Medicine, SCCA; Dr. Gideon Steinbach, UW Medicine, SCCA

For registration or more information, please contact Marian Johnson, (206) 288-6396 or mjohnson@seattlecca.org.

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