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CME Course Description:

Breast cancer in the United States still presents a considerable health burden. Although advances in treatment of breast cancer have helped increase survival and decrease mortality rates for this disease, these improvements have been experienced differentially among different segments of the population. This course will explore and identify why breast cancer health disparities exist, with a major emphasis on the role that culture has. The course will also explore recent trends in breast cancer epidemiology, evidenced-based screening recommendations, and the role cultural competence has in providing patient-centered care.

CME Mission Statement:

To ensure that healthcare providers have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide high quality, culturally competent breast healthcare to women of diverse backgrounds.

CME Goals:

  1. To increase awareness about breast cancer morbidity and mortality.
  2. To present evidence-based breast cancer screening recommendations.
  3. To increase healthcare providers understanding of factors that influence decision to undergo breast cancer screening.
  4. To elucidate how culture and cultural competence can influence breast cancer services.
  5. To develop skills that healthcare providers can use to help recommend breast cancer screening to women of diverse backgrounds.

CME Learning Objectives:

By the end of the educational session participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss trends in breast cancer morbidity and mortality.
  2. Describe the evidence-based breast cancer screening guidelines.
  3. Describe factors that influence a patient’s decision to undergo breast cancer screening.
  4. Recognize how culture and cultural competence can influence breast cancer screening.
  5. Describe the LEARN model and understand its application to breast cancer screening/early detection.

Credit Hours: 1.0

(NOTE: Only healthcare providers who are licensed/practice in Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia are eligible to earn continuing professional education for this course. For all non-physicians taking this CME course for credit, please submit the CME certificate with the CME course objectives to your membership organization.)

Course Developers:

Irene Dankwa-Mullan, MD, MPH Department of Health and Human Services, Montgomery County, MD
Maria Triantis, RN, MBA Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
Raquel E. Samson, MPH Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
Richard C. Palmer, DrPH, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences
Lauren Hill, PhD, Consultant

Acknowledgements:

This CME course was developed with funding from the Susan G. Komen Foundation (grant #NR-07-25039).

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, and the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Inc. MedChi is accredited be the ACCME to provide continuing education for physicians.

MedChi designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Thank you to the organizations that contributed to the CME:

African Women’s Cancer Awareness Association
Montgomery County DHHS
Muslim Community Center Medical Clinic
Nueva Vida
People’s Community Wellness Center Medical Clinic
Spanish Catholic Center

A special thank you to:

Dr. Ashai, Muslim Community Center Medical Clinic
Nilsa Benavides, Primary Care Coalition Center for Medicine Access