Shawn Perkins, BSN, RN, OCN

This is the second 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. Highlights of the updated guidelines, along with supporting data on low-dose computed tomography and patient selection for screening, will be presented via case study patient experiences. In addition, best practices in implementing a lung cancer screening program will be discussed.

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.