New 2021 USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations

Thursday, April 8, 2021
11:00 AM 12:00 PM

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The USPSTF recently updated its recommendation on lung cancer screening for the first time in over seven years. Join Dr. Ella Kazerooni and Dr. Efren Flores as they discuss the significant impact of these changes.

In this one-hour Web Forum, we will discuss how the new 2021 USPSTF lung cancer screening (LCS) recommendation will:

Expand eligibility for LCS
Advance LCS uptake among underserved high-risk minority populations
Catalyze outreach and equity efforts in lung cancer outcomes through early detection
Affect when private payors and CMS coverage may begin for the expanded eligible population

Presenters

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Ella Kazerooni, MD, MS

Professor of Radiology & Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Chair of the American Cancer Society, National Lung Cancer Roundtable, University of Michigan Medical Group, Associate Chief Clinical Officer for Diagnostics & Clinical Information Management, University of Michigan Medical Group

Efrén Flores, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Staff Radiologist, Harvard Medical School, Officer, Radiology Community Health & Equity Radiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital