Enhancing Access to Cancer Care: Integrative Approaches for Expanding the Cancer Diagnostic Clinic | Shannon Ugarte, MD

Shannon Ugarte, MD
3rd Year Hematology/Oncology Fellow
University of Pennsylvania

Shannon Ugarte, MD is a clinical fellow in Hematology/Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, a Penn Center for Healthcare Improvement & Patient Safety (Penn CHIPS) student, BLOOM-DEI track fellow, and Leonard Davis Institute (LDI) associate fellow. Her clinical practice focuses on malignant solid tumors with an emphasis on gastrointestinal cancers. Her areas of scholarly work include quality improvement and health care innovation focused on optimizing health care delivery, providing equitable cancer care, and finding ways to ease the burden of accessing oncologic care, inclusive of underserved and vulnerable patient populations, to improve health care outcomes. Dr. Ugarte received her medical degree from Texas A&M University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Alameda Health System – Highland Hospital, where she also served as chief resident. She has received the Penn CHIPS Health Equity Improvement Scholarship and Division of Hematology-Oncology Health Equity Research Pilot Grant to support her QI education and research projects in fellowship.

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• Dr.  Ugarte’s objectives:
  • Describe the Cancer Diagnostic Clinic and why it was created to expedite the workup for patients with a high suspicion for cancer.
  • Analyze the teams and resources involved to provide cancer care coordination and diagnostics services.
  • Illustrate how teams and their goals aligned to optimize access to cancer care delivery and improve the time to cancer diagnosis and treatment.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:

Dr. Ugarte has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

Planning Committee Disclosure

Dr. Lekakis has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

Target Audience

Faculty, Primary Care Physicians, APRNs, PharmD

Accreditation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.