Lung Cancer Screening and Nodule Management

Despite clear national guidelines for lung cancer screening and pulmonary nodule evaluation, practice reviews identified significant variation in how clinicians across our system identify eligible patients, interpret low-dose CT findings, and manage follow-up care. Many primary care providers remain unfamiliar with updated USPSTF screening criteria for high-risk individuals, resulting in both under-screening and inappropriate referrals. Additionally, radiology and pulmonology teams report variability in the use of standardized risk-stratification tools such as Lung-RADS, contributing to inconsistent assessments of nodule malignancy risk. This activity addresses these practice gaps by providing a structured forum to update clinicians on current evidence-based screening guidelines, standardize nodule risk assessment, improve decision-making for diagnostic pathways, and strengthen coordination among teams involved in lung cancer screening and nodule management.

Target Audience

Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain updates on lung cancer screening.
  2. Utilize systematic approach to lung nodule management.
  3. Apply lung nodule and lung cancer program team approach.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/20/2024
Course expires: 
12/30/2024
Planner(s)

Harper Simms

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Chakradhar Kotaru, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Accreditation: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties in control of content are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. None of the planners, faculty, and those in control of this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclosure with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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