The Role of the Primary Care Team in Cancer Care
Target Audience: Pharmacist
Course Overview
The role of the primary care team in cancer care is multifaceted and vital to patients' overall health and well-being. By fostering a holistic approach to cancer care, primary care teams can optimize their patients' physical and emotional well-being, ultimately leading to better health outcomes. Healthcare providers should have a comprehensive understanding of how to implement evidence-based screening protocols, promote lifestyle modifications, and facilitate timely referrals to oncology specialists. Additionally, care providers must understand how to address the psychosocial challenges faced by patients with cancer and their families. This continuing education activity will provide healthcare providers with information on key areas of cancer prevention, early detection, and screening recommendations. It will also discuss the complexities of managing comorbid conditions in cancer patients, emphasizing the importance of coordinated care to optimize treatment outcomes and improve quality of life. Finally, participants will learn effective communication techniques to educate patients and their families about cancer diagnoses, treatment options, side effect management, and self-care practices.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the function of the primary care team in the context of cancer care
- Identify key responsibilities of primary care providers in cancer prevention, early detection, and screening
- Recognize the psychosocial challenges faced by cancer patients and their families and how to facilitate access to appropriate mental health and support service
- Educate patients and their families about cancer diagnosis, treatment options, side effect management, and self-care practices
Faculty
I. Introduction
II. Value of the Primary Care Team in Cancer Care
III. Optimizing Team-Based Care
IV. Primary Care Team Members in Cancer Care
A. Physicians
B. Pharmacists
C. Pharmacy Technicians
D. Advanced Practice Providers
V. Psychosocial Challenges
VI. Patient, Family, and Caregiver Education
VII. Summary
From October 4, 2024 through October 4, 2027, participants must:
- Read the "learning objectives" and "author and planning team disclosures"
- Study the section entitled "educational activity"
- Complete the Course Test and Evaluation form. The Course Test will be graded automatically. Following successful completion of the Course Test with a score of 70% or higher, a statement of participation will be made available immediately. (No partial credit will be given.)
Credit for this course will be automatically uploaded to CPE Monitor®.
Faculty Planner Disclosure
The following individuals were involved in developing this activity: L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP, Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS, and Pamela Sardo, PharmD, BS. Pamela Sardo, L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, FACP, and Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS, have no conflicts of interest or financial relationships regarding the subject matter. There are no financial relationships or commercial or financial support relevant to this activity to report or disclose by RxCe.com or any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.
Unlabeled Use Disclosure
The information provided in this course is general in nature and it is solely designed to provide participants with continuing education credit(s). This course and materials are not meant to substitute for the independent, professional judgment of any participant regarding that participant’s professional practice, including but not limited to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Medical and pharmacy practices, rules, and laws vary from state to state, and this course does not cover the laws of each state; therefore, participants must consult the laws of their state as they relate to their professional practice. Healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, must consult with their employer, healthcare facility, hospital, or other organization, for guidelines, protocols, and procedures they are to follow. The information provided in this course does not replace those guidelines, protocols, and procedures but is for academic purposes only, and this course’s limited purpose is for the completion of continuing education credits. Participants are advised and acknowledge that information related to medications, their administration, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, warnings, precautions, or accepted uses are constantly changing, and any person taking this course understands that such person must make an independent review of medication information prior to any patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Any discussion of off-label use of any medication, device, or procedure is informational only and such uses are not endorsed hereby. Nothing contained in this course represents the opinions, views, judgments, or conclusions of RxCe.com LLC. RxCe.com LLC is not liable or responsible to any person for any inaccuracy, error, or omission with respect to this course, or course material.
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Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, RxCE.com is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.