Description: 

The East Bay Lung Nodule and Cancer Screening Program is an interdisciplinary educational series focused on improving the evaluation, follow-up, and management of patients with lung nodules identified on imaging. Through case-based discussions, participants will apply Lung-RADS and Fleischner guidelines, address incidental findings, and collaborate across specialties to develop timely, coordinated, and patient-centered care plans. The series emphasizes effective communication, shared decision-making, and holistic care approaches to reduce care fragmentation, enhance patient experience, and improve clinical outcomes.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Pharmacists (PharmD)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Develop and implement an evidence-based, patient-centered management plan for patients with lung nodules that incorporates clinical findings, patient preferences, and psychosocial considerations.
2. Apply Lung-RADS and Fleischner guidelines to evaluate lung nodules and determine appropriate follow-up, including imaging, tissue biopsy, or referral for shared decision-making consultation.
3. Collaborate effectively within an interdisciplinary care team to communicate diagnostic findings and educate patients, caregivers, and referring clinicians on coordinated lung nodule management strategies.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

Re - social determinants of health as related to this topic:    

• McFadden, K., Nickel, B., Houssami, N., Rankin, N. M., & Dodd, R. H. (2025). Psychosocial impacts of, and barriers to, lung cancer screening: An international qualitative study of multidisciplinary health professionals' perspectives. Patient education and counseling, 137, 109172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109172

Bias in lung nodule assessment. Specifically bias in AI datasets, but as we manually interpret the same data it seems like it should apply.  

• Sourlos, N., Wang, J., Nagaraj, Y., van Ooijen, P., & Vliegenthart, R. (2022). Possible Bias in Supervised Deep Learning Algorithms for CT Lung Nodule Detection and Classification. Cancers, 14(16), 3867. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14163867

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D.

Faculty List: 

Medical Director(s)
Viswam Nair, MD MS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Hoang-Vu Tran has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Moderator(s)
Tina Fantozzi has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Planner(s)
Jodi Bobbitt, RN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time. 
eric dovichi has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Tina Fantozzi has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Eva Huang, Eva Huang, PharmD, BCOP has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Vivian Leong, RN, MS, AOCN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Joseph Mersol, MD PhD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Russell Stanten has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Gerald Torcende, RN, BSN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Hoang-Vu Tran has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Speaker(s)
eric dovichi has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Tina Fantozzi has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Joseph Mersol, MD PhD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Viswam Nair, MD MS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Trinh Pham, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Russell Stanten has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Gerald Torcende, RN, BSN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Hoang-Vu Tran has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
John Van Uden, MD, PhD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.