Modern Day Screening for Prostate Cancer

In this online course, David D. Thiel, M.D., will identify which patient populations benefit from prostate cancer screenings, as well as discuss updates in technology and techniques available for prostate cancer screening. 

Target Audience

Internal Medicine Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Obstetricians, Hospitalists, Fellows, Physician Assistants/Physician Associates, Residents, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and all other interested healthcare providers.

Learning Objectives

  • Screen populations at risk for prostate cancer and discuss updates in technology and techniques for prostate cancer screening. 
  • Recognize the pitfalls and risks associated with prostate cancer screening. 
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Tidd-Johnson, A., Sebastian, S. A., Co, E. L., Afaq, M., Kochhar, H., Sheikh, M., Mago, A., Poudel, S., Fernandez, J. A., Rodriguez, I. D., & Razdan, S. (2022). Prostate cancer screening: Continued controversies and novel biomarker advancements. Current urology, 16(4), 197–206. 
  • Desai, M. M., Cacciamani, G. E., Gill, K., Zhang, J., Liu, L., Abreu, A., & Gill, I. S. (2022). Trends in incidence of metastatic prostate cancer in the US. JAMA Network Open, 5(3), e222246-e222246.
  • Abramson, M., Feiertag, N., Javidi, D., Babar, M., Loeb, S., & Watts, K. (2023). Accuracy of prostate cancer screening recommendations for high‐risk populations on YouTube and TikTok. BJUI compass, 4(2), 206-213.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC II
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
10/01/2023
Course expires: 
09/30/2026

David D. Thiel, M.D.
Urologist
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida

David Thiel, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage. 

John Rubin, M.D., conference director for this educational activity, has indicated that he is a shareholder in AstraZeneca, Merck, and Bristol Myers Squibb. 

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.  

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Successful completion of a course examination is required. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.

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Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM MOC II
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Successful completion of a course examination is required. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.

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