1. A Lung Cancer Screening Education Program Impacts both Referral Rates and Provider and Medical Assistant Knowledge at Two Federally Qualified Health Centers
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Aamna Akhtar, Ernesto Sosa, Samuel Castro, Melissa Sur, Vanessa Lozano, Gail D'Souza, Sophia Yeung, Jonjon Macalintal, Meghna Patel, Xiaoke Zou, Pei-chi Wu, Ellen Silver, Jossie Sandoval, Stacy W. Gray, Karen L. Reckamp, Jae Y. Kim, Virginia Sun, Dan J. Raz, and Loretta Erhunmwunsee
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Cancer Research ,Lung Neoplasms ,Smokers ,Oncology ,Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ,Humans ,Referral and Consultation ,Article ,Early Detection of Cancer - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) serve minority and low-socioeconomic populations and provide care to high-risk smokers. These centers frequently experience barriers, including low provider and medical assistant (MA) knowledge around lung cancer screening (LCS). Subsequent low LCS referral rates by providers at FQHCs limit utilization of LCS in eligible, high-risk, underserved patients. METHODS: Providers and MAs from two FQHCs participated in a LCS educational session. A pre-educational survey was administered at the start of the session and a post-educational survey at the end. The intervention included a presentation with education around non-small cell lung cancer, LCS, tobacco cessation, and shared-decision making. Both surveys were used to evaluate changes in provider and MA ability to determine eligible patients for LCS. The Pearson’s Chi-squared test with Yates’ continuity correction was used to measure the impact. RESULTS: 29 providers and 28 MAs enrolled in the study from two FQHCs. There was an improvement, P
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- 2022
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