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Direct Referral for Screening Colonoscopy -OnDemand
Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:00 PM
Direct Referral for Screening Colonoscopy - On Demand Webcast
Sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
AN ARCHIVED WEBCAST PRESENTED BY:
Richard Rosenberg, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Columbia University Medical Center
SESSION GOALS
To help clinicians streamline referral for screening and surveillance colonoscopy.
To promote direct referral in order to improve patient access to colonoscopy, reduce waiting time, and to increase rates for screening colonoscopy in NYC.
To insure that patients who are referred are good candidates for direct referral, and arrive well informed and well prepped for their procedures.
To provide participants with resources to facilitate direct referral.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To understand NYC colorectal cancer screening guidelines.
To understand the importance of a doctor's recommendation.
To learn about the process of direct referral for screening colonoscopy.
To learn about the medical rationale for the DOHMH/C5 direct referral form.