Breast Cancer Treatment: Basics for the Primary Care Provider

Learning Objectives To review the prevalence of breast cancer and the mortality rate of breast cancer in the United States. To understand breast cancer staging and its role in prognostication. To understand the therapies offered for the treatment of non-metastatic, invasive breast cancer and their side effects. To review the role of the PCP in caring for patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer and those in remission

Perinatal Maternal Mood Disorders

Learning Objectives To identify the spectrum of peripartum mood disorders, their features, diagnostic criteria, and treatments. To review FDA pregnancy safety categories and lactation categories for commonly prescribed mood medications. To identify the role of family physicians in identifying and treating peripartum mood disorders

Updates in Cervical Cancer Screening

Learning Objectives: To review the incidence of cervical cancer in the United States and the relationship between the HPV virus and invasive cervical cancer. To review the 2019 ASCCP guidelines and how they differ from 2012 guidelines. To discuss use of technology to aid in appropriate decision making and management

Identifying Barriers to Statin Therapy in Diabetic Patients in a Large Ambulatory Practice

Aim 1: To understand the root cause(s) for gaps in statin therapy within a large ambulatory care practice. Aim 2: To improve provider awareness of indications for statin therapy, as recommended by the ACC/AHA guidelines. Aim 3: To increase the proportion of patients with diabetes at our practice that are on statin therapy

Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in a Large Ambulatory Practice

Aim 1: To increase the percentage of JFMA diabetic patients with up-to-date retinopathy screening to 60% by April 1, 2019. Aim 2: To increase the utilization of an in-office portable retinal scanner by identifying current barriers to its use and developing a standardized workflow to overcome these barriers. Outcome measure: The percentage of adult diabetic patients with a JFMA provider listed as the PCP who have been seen in the Jefferson health system within the last 24 months, who had retinopathy screening once in the last 24 months. Process measure: The number of retinal scans completed each week.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1143/thumbnail.jp