Lung Cancer Screening & Tobacco Cessation: Identifying, Engaging, and Supporting Patients-Lung Cancer Screening & Tobacco Cessation_ Identifying, Engaging, and Supporting Patients

Lung Cancer Screening & Tobacco Cessation_ Identifying, Engaging, and Supporting Patients

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ACCC hosted a peer-led webinar on lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation featuring Dr. Michael Gieske and Joyce Jacobs of St. Elizabeth Healthcare. Dr. Gieske reviewed the burden of lung cancer, the link to tobacco use, and the impact of screening in shifting diagnosis toward earlier stages. He summarized current screening guidelines, including USPSTF, CMS, and American Cancer Society criteria, and discussed how low-dose CT screening is integrated into their Epic EMR using prompts, smart sets, and longitudinal smoking history tracking. He shared their program’s growth to 50,000 screens and emphasized that screening has increased early-stage detection and reduced late-stage disease.<br /><br />Joyce Jacobs described their tobacco cessation program, Freedom From Smoking, a free seven-week class with counseling, follow-up, and referrals from inpatient and outpatient settings. She discussed motivational interviewing, common barriers to quitting, partnerships with health departments and quitlines, and the importance of physician engagement. The webinar ended with audience Q&A on eligibility, documentation, vaping, workflow efficiency, and starting cessation programs, followed by resource links and an announcement for a future webinar on shared decision-making in lung cancer screening.

Keywords

lung cancer screening

tobacco cessation

low-dose CT

USPSTF guidelines

Epic EMR

early-stage detection

Freedom From Smoking

motivational interviewing

shared decision-making