Prevention and Wellness for Breast and Cervical Cancer

This continuing education webinar for IBCCP lead agency staff  will give you information that you can use when discussing prevention methods and wellness strategies for women to decrease cancer risks.

Topics:

• Know who is at risk be looking at cancer rate statistics.
• How to motivate patients to incorporate strategies for prevention and wellness into their lives.
• Learn about resources that providers can share with patients.

Speaker:

Dr. Deborah Manst, MPH is board-certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and is part of the Cancer Prevention and Survivorship team at University of Illinois Cancer Center. She provides comprehensive clinical care to women with elevated breast cancer risk and cancer survivors at the University Village Family Medicine Clinic. Her other role at UIC is providing education and training to  disseminate knowledge and awareness of cancer survivorship to staff and the community. Dr. Manst has specific interests in cancer prevention and survivorship through patient cancer risk assessment and reduction, promotion of healthy lifestyle and wellness, integrative medicine and genetic testing for cancer predisposition.

Contact Hour: 1.0

Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

No relevant financial relationships were identified for any member of the planning committee or any presenter of the program content.

This webinar will be recorded.

Support:

There is no charge for this webinar. Support comes from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.