Provider Education Resources
Assessing Your Existing Family History Workflow
AHRQ Workflow Assessment for Health IT Toolkit, by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Learn how to plan, design, implement, and use health IT in ambulatory care.
Selecting and Evaluating Tools for Collection and Risk Assessment
Global Alliance Family History Tool Inventory, by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health. View a catalogue of family history tools currently available for documenting family health history information.
Review and Comparison of Electronic Patient-Facing Family Health History Tools, by Welch BM, Wiley K, Plieger L, et al. A paper that evaluates and discusses 17 electronic family history tools.
Identifying Screening Protocols for Increased Risk Patients
Steps For Increasing CRC Screening Rates: A Manual for Community Health Centers, by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. A step-by-step manual to help implement processes that will and increase CRC screening in the general population.
Identifying Evidence-based Interventions to Facilitate Screening Adherence in Increased Risk Patients
How to Increase Preventative CRC Screening Rates in Practice, by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. A practical guide containing evidenced-based tools, sample templates and strategies that help practices improve their screening performance.
Messages to Reach the Unscreened, by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. A guidebook designed to help educate, empower and mobilize key audiences who are not getting screened for colorectal cancer.
Monitoring & Evaluation
How To Evaluate Activities To Increase CRC Screening And Awareness: Evaluation Toolkit, by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. Apply the seven basics of evaluation to CRC screening programs and other implementation projects.
Collecting Sufficient Family History Information
Collecting Family History with Sufficient Detail Online CME, by The Jackson Laboratory. Practice asking the right questions to elicit enough information to assess family history disease risk and get tools to implement your skills.
Understanding Your Pathology Report: Colon Polyps (Sessile or Traditional Serrated Adenomas), by the American Cancer Society. Review explanations of common polyp pathologies.
Documenting Family History Information
Collecting Family History with Sufficient Detail Online CME, by The Jackson Laboratory. Practice asking the right questions to elicit enough information to assess family history disease risk and get tools to implement your skills.
Assessing the Personal and Family History to Identify Red Flags and Patterns
Identifying Red Flags and Patterns that Increase Cancer Risk Online CME, by The Jackson Laboratory. Practice identifying risk factors in case scenarios and receive tools to help make this task easy to implement in your practice.
Identifying and Managing Lynch Syndrome Online CME, by The Jackson Laboratory. Practice recognizing Lynch syndrome red flags, communicating about the Lynch syndrome testing process, and incorporating increased screening into patient care.
Colorectal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®), by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about colorectal cancer prevention.
Categorizing Cancer Risk
Categorizing Cancer Risk Online CME, by The Jackson Laboratory. Analyze family histories and classify patients’ risk into average, increased (moderate), or high risk for cancer.
Communicate Risk
Categorizing Cancer Risk Online CME, by The Jackson Laboratory. Analyze family histories and classify patients’ risk into average, increased (moderate), or high risk for cancer.
Communicating Risk Factsheet, by The Jackson Laboratory. A factsheet with information about types of risk and key communication points.
Understanding Cancer Risk Tutorial, by Research Advocacy Network. A publication that explores aspects of cancer risk, including risks associated with developing cancer, risks related to cancer treatment, and the risk of cancer recurrence .
Using Family History to Inform Management
Using Cancer Family History to Inform Management Online CME, by The Jackson Laboratory. Practice determining appropriate management based on family history risk stratification.
Cancer Screening Factsheet, by The Jackson Laboratory. Summarizes professional society guidance about screening for individuals at average, increased, and high risk for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.
Steps For Increasing CRC Screening Rates: A Manual for Community Health Centers, by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. A step-by-step manual to help implement processes that will and increase CRC screening in the general population.
Referring to a Genetic Expert
Cancer Pre-test Decisions & Counseling Online CME, by The Jackson Laboratory. Practice deciding when and if genetic testing is appropriate given a patient’s clinical and personal context.
Components of a Genetic Counseling Session Factsheet, by The Jackson Laboratory. Discusses the core components of a cancer genetic counseling session.
Educate the Patient about Risk Factors and Cancer Prevention
Colorectal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®), by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about colorectal cancer prevention.
Additional Educational Resources for Providers
Cancer Risk Assessment, Testing and Management, by The Jackson Laboratory. Free, self-directed online program for continuing education credit.
Intensive Course in Cancer Risk Assessment, by the City of Hope. Advanced training in cancer risk assessment, management, and prevention.
Webinars for Medical Professionals, by Hereditary Colon Cancer Foundation. Learn about best practices for screening and treating individuals with Lynch syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome through multiple webinar presentations.
Adenomatous Polyposis Case Study (Gabe), by the Global Genetics and Genomics Community (G3C). Practice evaluating a virtual patient with adenomatous polyps for a hereditary cancer syndrome in an interactive case study.
Genetics and Gynecologic Cancers Toolkit, by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. Learn about cancer risks and management for hereditary cancer syndromes through case studies.
PDQ Cancer Information Summaries: Genetics, by the National Cancer Institute. Learn about topics in cancer genetics, including genetic risk assessment and counseling and the genetics of colorectal cancer.
IHI Open School Online Courses, by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Learn about topics in Quality Improvement.