Clinical Breast Exam (CBE)

Training Program

Who should attend:
Open to registered nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physicians administering clinical breast exams to women. Preference will be given to clinicians who administer CBEs through the New York State Cancer Services Program.

Objectives:

• Describe the epidemiology of breast cancer.
• List the breast cancer risk factors.
• Identify the goals and guidelines for breast cancer screening.
• List the components that the practitioner will perform in the clinical breast exam and demonstrate a comprehensive clinical breast exam.
• Define abnormal variations in breast tissue.
• Explain to the patient how to do a breast self exam.
• Document a comprehensive history and the findings of a comprehensive clinical breast exam.
  
• Morning session -- didactic
• Afternoon session – demonstrations and small group practice with gynecological teaching associate
  

Traning Format:
These one day trainings includes presentations, demonstrations and a small group practice with gynecological teaching associates. Space is limited to 16 participants per training.

If you are interested in being a site for this training, please contact Dawn Bleyenburg at 518-402-0339.

School of Public Health, University at Albany, is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity has been assigned code 6VKSFE-PRV-06-083 and has been approved for 7.25 contact hours.

School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the MSSNY to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The School designates this education activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.