Lung Cancer Screening: A Comprehensive Guide

Course Directors: Melissa Rosado de Christensen, MD and Jeremy Erasmus, MD


This online course provides the necessary education and training to improve your image interpretation skills as well as insight to developing a comprehensive lung cancer screening program to help you stay relevant in the chest imaging field. In-Training Members will receive a discounted price of $249 after login.


Target Audience:
The target audience for this activity is radiologists at all training levels with an in interest in Lung Cancer Screening and LUNG-RADS.

Statement of Need:
In November 2014, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved lung cancer screening for Medicare recipients. Following the CMS decision, demand for screening services continues to rise. As a result, practicing radiologists are faced with implementing new lung cancer screening programs in widely diverse practice settings.

Goals and Objectives:
After completing the material in this activity, the learner should be able to:
  • Interpret the epidemiology of lung cancer Recognize the protean imaging manifestations of lung cancer
  • Discuss the findings of the National Lung Screening Trial and understand their impact on the current practice of lung cancer screening
  • Acquire expertise in the detection and characterization of pulmonary nodules
  • Obtain imaging protocols for low dose lung cancer screening
  • Review the essentials of establishing a lung cancer screening program
  • Apply Lung–RADS™ to the reporting of low dose lung cancer screening CT studies


Disclosure of Commercial Interest:

Module 1 – 2.00 SA-CME
W. Black has nothing to disclose
C. Meyer has nothing to disclose
M. Rosado de Christenson receives royalties from Amirsys, Thieme, American Registry of Pathology
G. Abbott has nothing to disclose

Module 2 – 2.00 SA-CME
C. Meyer has nothing to disclose
W. Black has nothing to disclose
G. Abbott has nothing to disclose
B. Carter receives royalties from Amirsys, Inc. and a consultant fee from St. Jude Medical Inc.

Module 3 – 1.50 SA-CME
C. Meyer has nothing to disclose
M. Godoy received a research grant from Siemens Healthcare
J. Ko received a speakers fee from Siemens Healthcare and an honorarium from Elsevier

Module 4 – 1.50 SA-CME
M. Godoy received a research grant from Siemens Healthcare
B. Carter receives royalties from Amirsys, Inc. and a consultant fee from St. Jude Medical Inc.
J. Ko received a speakers fee from Siemens Healthcare and an honorarium from Elsevier

Module 5 – 1.50 SA-CME
C. Chiles has nothing to disclose
J. Ko received a speakers fee from Siemens Healthcare and an honorarium from Elsevier

Module 6 – 2.00 SA-CME
M. Rosado de Christenson receives royalties from Amirsys, Thieme, American Registry of Pathology
J. Erasmus has nothing to disclose
C. Chiles has nothing to disclose



Member Price:
Free
NonMember Price:
$999.00

Accreditation Statement
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education activities for physicians.

Designation Statement
The ARRS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the US who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ARRS designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and 10.5 American Board of Radiology©, MOC Part II, Self-Assessment CME (SA-CME.) Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.



Date of issuance: November 12, 2015
Date of expiration: November 11, 2021
Estimated time to complete the activity: 10.5 hour(s)