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

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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-screeningBMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 2008;336(7644):598-600.…