A Spark of Motivation: Leveraging Lung Cancer Screening to Drive Change - Frankly Speaking Ep 464

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-464 Overview: Beyond detecting disease early, lung cancer screening provides an opportunity to encourage smoking cessation. In this episode, we review USPSTF guidelines, compare screening effectiveness, and explore how the use of a pulmonary function test (PFT) and a lung age estimator can help people who smoke better understand their risks and inspire behavior change. Episode resource links: USPSTF: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 2008;336(7644):598-600. doi:10.1136/bmj.39503.582396.25. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):1164. doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13583-1. Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP Music Credit: Matthew Bugos Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at [email protected]