About this Event
NGMC Gainesville, Walters Auditorium
743 Spring Street NE Gainesville GA, 30501
The Importance of Guideline-Directed Prostate Cancer Screening and Current Modalities for Management
PRESENTER: Aditya K. Ghosh, MD
Internal Medicine Resident, PGY-3
Learning Objectives
- Identify the current problem with prostate cancer diagnosis, the treatment modalities and how it affects patients.
- Highlight the changing and conflicting guidelines regarding prostate cancer screening.
- Describe the danger of excess screening of general population and who is at a higher risk for prostate cancer.
- Discuss how to interpret PSA testing.
- Explore important next steps that both healthcare providers and the community must take in order to improve awareness of prostate cancer screening.
Intended Audience: Physicians, Clinical Staff
Physician credits awarded. Lunch will be served.