About Gynecologic Cancer Education
There is no simple and reliable way to screen for any gynecologic cancers except cervical cancer, so it is especially important that health care practitioners help their patients recognize and discuss risk factors and warning signs1. That’s why ACOG is pleased to offer three free online courses that summarize the relevant literature and existing recommendations to guide clinicians in equitable prevention, early diagnosis, and special considerations concerning gynecologic cancers.
The five main types of gynecologic cancer are cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. Cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancers are often grouped together with anal cancer under the heading of lower anogenital tract cancer. ACOG’s three free courses cover information and recommendations on gynecologic cancers for each of those three groups. Read on to find more information and take the courses.
Courses
Developed through a partnership with CDC, these courses are available to health care practitioners, including obstetrician–gynecologists, internal medicine physicians, family physicians, oncologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and genetic counselors.
Each course is eligible for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM, 7.0 Category 1 College Cognate Credits, and 7.0 Nursing Contact Hours.
Coming Summer 2023: Prevention and Early Diagnosis of Lower Anogenital Tract Cancer
Additional Resources
- Executive Summary of the Uterine Cancer Evidence Review Conference
- Health Disparities in Uterine Cancer: Report from the Uterine Cancer Evidence Review Conference
- When Racial Bias is Embedded in Medical Norms: How Physicians Can Approach Patients’ Uterine Cancer Risk and Care
- What the Science of Uterine Cancer Reveals about Medical Racism
Please contact Program Director Julia O’Hara at [email protected] with any questions.
References
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Basic information about gynecologic cancers. 2022. Accessed 3/9/2023. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/gynecologic/basic_info/index.htm
Gynecologic Cancer Education Series
This free online series was developed in partnership with CDC. Each course is eligible for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM, 7 Category 1 College Cognate Credits, and 7 Nursing Contact Hours.