Product Features, Benefits & Testimonials
Innovative Professional Education Products for Breast Cancer Detection
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has developed educational products for use by health profession teaching institutions (MD, NP, PA), residency programs, medical groups and professional organizations.
Features, benefits and what clinicians say about these training products.
Product Features
- No cost to teaching institutions, medical groups, professional organizations and healthcare professionals for materials developed by CDPH.
- Designed by national experts in breast healthcare.
- Extensively reviewed and field-tested materials.
- Ready for immediate use.
- Technical assistance available for program implementation.
Benefits
These products will:
- Help to increase knowledge, enhance existing skills and improve provider-patient communication.
- Provide clinicians with a thorough and consistent approach to conducting a clinical breast examination.
- Promote the use of diagnostic algorithms for the
 work-up of abnormal breast findings.
- Enhance patient education opportunities
- Improve breast cancer detection skills.
- Increase clinician, staff and patient satisfaction.
- Help to reduce delays in diagnosis and treatment.
- Provide an opportunity for Continuing MedicalEducation (CME’s) (California providers only.)
What Clinicians Say about the Products
“Most comprehensive continuing education course ever taken!”
“My instructor was excellent – she helped me to relax, acknowledged my expertise, and motivated my learning even more.”
“Thanks, I didn't know how much I didn't know...”
“The communication course will help me to better individualize my patient care.”
“Hands on practice and patient instructors were great for instant feedback!”
“The small group setting was most helpful for my learning and comfort level.”
“The CBE course was wonderful because I am using everything I learned, and I learned so much.”
“Thank you for the CBE course! I found a breast lump the other day that I really think I would have missed.”
“The one-to-one clinical instruction was extremely valuable.”
“The Breast Diagnostic Algorithms booklet is a wonderful resource for my practice.”
“Thanks for a very useful and professionally taught course.”
For More Information
For more information about these educational materials and to arrange technical assistance for course implementation contact:
Candace Moorman, MPH
Chief, Professional Education Unit
Phone (916) 449-5320
Fax (916) 449-5312
Email Candace.Moorman@cdph.ca.gov
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