The video and presentation slides including Beyond the Data from the July session of CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds, “The Future of Cancer Screening: Public Health Approaches,” held on Tuesday, July 16 are now available here:
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death among Americans and takes a toll on communities across the United States. One of the effective ways to reduce our nation’s burden from cancer is to ensure that high quality screening services are available and accessible to all Americans. Screening for cervical, colorectal, and breast cancers is supported by sound scientific evidence, and helps find these diseases early when they are easiest to treat.
This session of Grand Rounds explored new ways that public health can increase the rate of evidence-based cancer screening, and decrease disparities in screening rates. Viewers learned about the effectiveness of screening, successful organized cancer screening programs in the United States and abroad, and opportunities with the Affordable Care Act. The session concluded with future directions for CDC and the nation’s public health system to improve cancer screening.
Also watch the new Beyond the Data video where Dr. John Iskander and Dr. Marcus Plescia discuss approaches necessary to improve cancer prevention screening rates such as widespread access to affordable health insurance, continued provider recommendations, and strategic approaches to reaching the public.
Continuing education for Grand Rounds is available and ALL Continuing Education for Grand Rounds are issued online through the CDC/ATSDR Training & Continuing Education Online system. If you have questions, email or call Learner Support at 1-800-418-7246 (1-800-41TRAIN).
Learn more about continuing education on the Grand Rounds website.
Future Grand Rounds Topics
August – Encore Presentation (Nanotechnology)