Originally presented December 9, 2020, as part of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network Patient Centered Care lecture series. This Self-Paced, Online Course expires February 9, 2022.

Presenters

Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, MPH
Professor, Health Policy and Management
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Donald Rosenstein, MD
Professor
Division Head, General Adult Psychiatry
Director, Comprehensive Cancer Support Program
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If You Have to Ask, You Can’t Afford It:
Addressing Financial Toxicity Among NC Cancer Patients

Drs. Stephanie Wheeler and Don Rosenstein will discuss current concepts related to “financial toxicity” and how this applies to cancer care delivery in North Carolina. Current research including interventions in development to mitigate financial toxicity will also be reviewed.

Learning Objectives

• Identify several examples of escalating costs of cancer care in the United States
• Differentiate three main components of financial toxicity
• Describe three consequences of financial toxicity
• Explain process mapping and its value in a financial navigation intervention

Credits Offered

• 1.0 ANCC (NCPD/CNE) hours of study
• 1.0 ACPE hours of study
• 1.25 ASRT Category A CE Credit
• General Participation

Requirements

To receive credit for this course, you must:

1. Watch a lecture video recording.
2. Complete the lecture post test and obtain a passing score of 80% or higher.
3. Complete the course evaluation.
4. Select credit type.

Estimated course completion time: 1 hour

Disclosures

This activity has been planned and implemented under the sole supervision of the course directors, in association with the UNC Office of Continuing Professional Development (UNC CPD). Dr. William A Wood, MD, MPH, and CPD staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.

The presenters, Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, MPH, and Donald Rosenstein, MD, have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.

Accreditation

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Approved by the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy for ACPE.

Approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).