1. Colorectal cancer almost always develops from precancerous polyps in the colon.

2. All of the following are risk factors for colorectal cancer EXCEPT:

3. Current colorectal cancer screening guidelines recommend flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years for average-risk individuals.

4. Suboptimal bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy occurs in as many as what percentage of cases?

5. Which of the following best represents an excellent quality bowel preparation by colonoscopy scoring standards?

6. Osmotic bowel preparation agents, such as sodium phosphate, draw extracellular fluid across the bowel wall and into the lumen.

7. All of the following statements surrounding polyethylene glycol agents (PEG solutions) for bowel preparation are true EXCEPT:

8. Sodium phosphate-based bowel preparations should be avoided because they require the patient to consume large volumes of the liquid agent.

9. Benefits of split-dosing in bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy include all of the following EXCEPT:

10. Before undergoing colonoscopy, patients must be informed of which of the following to optimize screening results?

Evaluation Questions

11. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?

12. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?

13. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?

14. To what extent did the program meet objective #4?

15. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:

16. Rate how well the active learning strategies (questions, cases, discussions) were appropriate and effective learning tools:

17. Rate the quality of the faculty:

18. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:

19. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:

20. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:

21. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity will help you improve patient care:

22. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?

23. Are you committed to making these changes?

24. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?

25. What is your practice setting or area of practice?

26. How many years have you been in practice?

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