Research Question: What is the attitude and practices of lung cancer screenings among Primary Care Physicians?
Survey Objective: Lung Cancer Screenings has been recommended to be an effective method of early detection for potential at risk patients. The purpose of the proposed research topic is to evaluate physician understanding of lung cancer screening and evaluate the usage of lung cancer screening among physicians as recommended in national guidelines.
Target Population: The target population for the survey is Primary Care Physicians(PCPs) in the United States for a national representation.
Sample: The sample population will be drawn from PCPs listed under the state of New Jersey. For the purposes of this survey, PCPs will encompass …show more content…
In 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended high risk individuals should receive screening through LDCT (Ebert, 2015). With the recommendation from USPSTF, utilization of low dose computed tomography screenings amongst primary care physician should to be in alignment. Based on National Comprehensive Cancer Network, at risk individuals for lung cancer are current or former smokers between the ages of 55 and 80 years averaging a 30 pack year history of smoking as well as additional risk factors (Woods, 2015). Identification of individuals is best identified through primary care physicians with the best time of education occurring during wellness visit/adult examinations. It is for this reason that it is important to identify the understanding and usage of lung cancer screening amongst …show more content…
In order to ensure any implemented lung screening program is effective, James Mulshine and Dr. Thomas D’Amico note in their article entitled Issues with Implementing a high quality lung cancer screening program, the role of the primary care physician is essentially in key point to educating and ensuring preventive care is demonstrated in patient visits (Mulshine & Amico, 2014). To ensure PCPs are effective in educating their patients on the benefits and recommendations for lung cancer screening, PCPs knowledge and understanding on lung cancer and screening must be
Survey Objective: Lung Cancer Screenings has been recommended to be an effective method of early detection for potential at risk patients. The purpose of the proposed research topic is to evaluate physician understanding of lung cancer screening and evaluate the usage of lung cancer screening among physicians as recommended in national guidelines.
Target Population: The target population for the survey is Primary Care Physicians(PCPs) in the United States for a national representation.
Sample: The sample population will be drawn from PCPs listed under the state of New Jersey. For the purposes of this survey, PCPs will encompass …show more content…
In 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended high risk individuals should receive screening through LDCT (Ebert, 2015). With the recommendation from USPSTF, utilization of low dose computed tomography screenings amongst primary care physician should to be in alignment. Based on National Comprehensive Cancer Network, at risk individuals for lung cancer are current or former smokers between the ages of 55 and 80 years averaging a 30 pack year history of smoking as well as additional risk factors (Woods, 2015). Identification of individuals is best identified through primary care physicians with the best time of education occurring during wellness visit/adult examinations. It is for this reason that it is important to identify the understanding and usage of lung cancer screening amongst …show more content…
In order to ensure any implemented lung screening program is effective, James Mulshine and Dr. Thomas D’Amico note in their article entitled Issues with Implementing a high quality lung cancer screening program, the role of the primary care physician is essentially in key point to educating and ensuring preventive care is demonstrated in patient visits (Mulshine & Amico, 2014). To ensure PCPs are effective in educating their patients on the benefits and recommendations for lung cancer screening, PCPs knowledge and understanding on lung cancer and screening must be