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Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care

Stanford University

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This course presents basic principles of cancer survivorship to primary-care physicians. Developed by a team of experts in caring for cancer survivors, and narrated by a primary-care physician, this course provides practical tips and tools that can be easily integrated into medical practice.
You will learn about the complex physical and psychosocial needs and concerns of the growing number of cancer survivors, along with the key role that primary care physicians have in guiding these patients back to health, after cancer. 

Materials include story-based videos where you will meet four patients with diverse needs in their care after recovery for cancer; printable reference guides for clinical care, communication, and resources; as well as additional optional cases for extended learning.

This self-paced course takes approximately 90 minutes to complete. If you are interested in taking this course for CME credit, please visit the course site at Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education located here: 
https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=35509

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Intermediate Level

Primary Care

Approx. 2 hours to complete

English

What you will learn

How to evaluate long-term and late effects of cancer treatments on patients’ wellbeing
How to use details of cancer diagnosis and treatment to make risk-based recommendations for co-morbidity management and preventive care
How to employ strategies for communication and collaboration with your patients and the entire care team

Flexible deadlines

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Intermediate Level

Primary Care

Approx. 2 hours to complete

English

Instructors

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4.9/5 (21 Ratings)

Lidia Schapira

Associate Professor

School of Medicine

2,023 Learners

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Jennifer Kim

Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Medicine

2,023 Learners

1 Course

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Stanford University

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Week 1

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Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 48 min), 11 readings, 4 quizzes

8 videos

Introduction to Health After Cancer3mOrientation to Health After Cancer2mWords of a Patient3mCase 1: Amelia8mCase 2: Bob10mCase 3: Seema9mCase 4: Richard6mConclusion4m

11 readings

Meet the Health After Cancer Team5mCME Credit Instructions1mCase Materials10mWhat You'll Learn in This Lesson1mWhat You'll Learn in This Lesson1mWhat You'll Learn in This Lesson1mWhat You'll Learn in This Lesson1mMaria's Case10mMark's Case10mMike's Case10mReferences10m

4 practice exercises

Amelia's Case Quiz5mBob's Case Quiz5mSeema's Case Quiz5mRichard's Case Quiz5m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM HEALTH AFTER CANCER: CANCER SURVIVORSHIP FOR PRIMARY CARE

by AYJul 17, 2022

Good short course. Use of examples to demonstrate points is very effective, and makes learning so much more interesting.

by APAug 1, 2021

A course that brings many aspect of the new normal life of cancer survivors. I really appreciate the approaches to help cancer patients of this course. Thank you for the amazing lectures.

by PFeb 14, 2023

A useful course, although a bit short. It would be great to have a longer course focusing on other cancer sites, and in more detail.

by KCOct 25, 2022

thanks for making a difference for pple lke us in low resource settings.am grateful

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Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care

Health After Cancer: Cancer Survivorship for Primary Care

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