About the Webinar: 

Please join us to learn more about the impact of COVID 19 on colorectal cancer screening, the evidence supporting the value of colorectal cancer screening, and interventions shown to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in primary care practice.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the impact of COVID 19 on colorectal cancer screening
• Review the evidence and rationale supporting clinical recommendations for colorectal cancer screening;
• Recognize common barriers to colorectal cancer screening and utilize appropriate strategies to address those barriers;
• Employ key practice-change elements proven to increase screening rates;
• Integrate evidence-based CRC screening resources from the American Cancer Society, the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable and other organizations into their practice.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Durado Brooks is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Screening Business Unit of Exact Sciences Corporation, a position he assumed in October 2020.

Prior to joining Exact Sciences Dr. Brooks spent 20 years with the American Cancer Society’s national headquarters.  During his tenure at ACS Dr. Brooks served in a variety of positions with steadily increasing areas of responsibility, culminating in the role of Vice President of Prevention and Early Detection.  Throughout his ACS career Dr. Brooks worked to increase access to high quality prevention and screening and to decrease cancer-related disparities through the design, implementation and evaluation of cancer prevention and early detection programs at the national, state and local levels.

A graduate of the Ohio State University and the Wright State University School of Medi-cine, Dr. Brooks completed his internal medicine residency and chief residency at Wright State’s Affiliated Hospitals in Dayton, Ohio, and a fellowship in General Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.  He provided primary care and served as medical director for community health centers in Dayton and in the Community Oriented Primary Care Program at Parkland Memorial Hospital in his current hometown of Dallas, Texas.  His experience in these settings led to expertise in areas including disease prevention and health promotion, disparities in healthcare and outcomes, cultural competency of health care providers and systems, and the impact of managed care on vulnerable populations.