TRENDING MEDICAL EDUCATION TOPIC: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SCREENING GUIDELINES FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH

Preventive health screening has long been encouraged as one of the most important healthcare strategies to enable early diagnosis and treatment, improve quality of life, and prevent premature death.

The Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), aim to improve women’s health across the lifespan by identifying preventive services and screenings for clinical practice.

There are updated screening guidelines in women’s healthcare, including mammograms, PAP smears, etc. Physicians should be using current, evidence-based guidelines for preventive medicine screening.

Here are a few important learning objectives related to Preventive Medicine Screening Guidelines for Women’s Health:

• Provide current cervical cancer screening guidelines, updated in 2021 
• Review evidence in search of ovarian cancer screening strategy
•  Discuss the approach to breast cancer screening in low and high-risk populations

CLICK HERE to download a PDF file featuring information gaps, potential needs, and references for this topic.

If your medical staff needs an update on women’s preventive medicine screening guidelines, consider contacting our office to book a speaker on this topic at 877-505-4777 or info@speakersnetwork.com.

REFERENCES

https://www.hrsa.gov/womens-guidelines/index.html

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2021/04/updated-cervical-cancer-screening-guidelines

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/screening.htm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5507224/