Program
Lung Nodules - Where and When to Refer
October 20, 2023 from 10:00am ADT to 11:00am ADT
Grand Ballroom CDE
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers we see in Canada with roughly 30,000 Canadians a year being diagnosed with lung cancer and accounting for 1 in 4 cancer deaths. Making it is essential that we as a profession are well versed in the guidelines and work up for lung nodules. Often family medicine Physicians and Physician Assistants are required to interpret imaging with suspected lung cancer or lung nodules and refer on. The purpose of this high yield presentation would to be go over current guidelines and give a brief overview of lung nodules with a goal to improve the diagnostic abilities of the attendees. With our hospitals overrun and over worked now more than ever are our family Physicians and Physician Assistants seeing increasingly complex and ill patients, this presentation aims to help relieve this burden by improving knowledge and confidence that these practitioners have in lung nodules and lung cancer.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Explain the stages of lung cancer and what treatment would look like for each stage
- Recall the current guidelines for lung nodules seen on CT scans
- Identify who to refer to (respirology vs thoracic surgery) and what lung nodules require referrals
- Distinguish between high risk nodules (i.e high probability of cancer) vs infectious/inflammatory nodules
Speakers / Panelists
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Lung Nodules - Where and When to Refer
October 20, 2023 from 10:00am ADT to 11:00am ADT
Nicola Crich, CCPA
Nicola Crich, CCPA
Nicola Crich is a Physician Assistant who currently works in the Thoracic Surgery Department at London Health Sciences Center in London, Ontario. She transitioned to Thoracic Surgery from her previous positions at Hamilton Health Sciences in Trauma and General Surgery. During her time in Thoracic Surgery, she has found a new passion in cancer education and prevention.
Nicola holds a Bachelors of Science from the University of Western then went on to complete her Bachelors of Science Physician Assistant Degree at the University of Toronto. Nicola one day aspires to share her passion and knowledge for health care within an academic role; to further students' understanding and excitement and to serve as a mentor and advocate for the Physician Assistant role.
She is currently working towards publications in esophageal trauma and cancer. During her free time, she loves to bake, golf and spend time with her two cats Henry and Molly.