Evidence-based Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance in Older Adults

November 10, 2026

Activity description

Decisions about colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in older adults require health care professionals (HCPs) to balance potential benefits with procedural risks, prior screening and polyp history, life expectancy, and overall health status. This activity will examine current evidence and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening and post-polypectomy surveillance, with particular attention to adults older than 75 years. Participants will explore how emerging evidence can inform individualized decisions about whether to continue, modify, or discontinue screening or surveillance and translate the evidence into practical clinical guidance.

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, PAs, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other HCPs who have an interest in learning about colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in older adults.

At the end of this activity, participants should be able to: 

  • Evaluate current evidence and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening and post-polypectomy surveillance in adults older than 75 years.
  • Assess how prior screening and polyp history, life expectancy, comorbidities, frailty, and procedural risk influence decisions to continue, modify, or discontinue colorectal cancer screening or surveillance.
  • Apply evidence-based, patient-centered decision-making to individualize colorectal cancer screening and surveillance strategies for older adults.

Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Health.

Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.

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Activity summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPC - Coders
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
Activity opens: 
10/15/2026
Activity expires: 
12/10/2026
Event starts: 
11/10/2026 - 1:00pm EST
Event ends: 
11/10/2026 - 2:00pm EST
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Presenter
Brett Bernstein, MD, MBA, FASGE, AGAF
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine
Medical Director, Eastside Endoscopy


About the presenter
Dr. Bernstein serves as Chief of Gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine. In 2009, he founded Eastside Endoscopy—the first Manhattan-based, single-specialty endoscopy center established through a joint venture between Beth Israel and a leading group of voluntary community gastroenterologists. As Medical Director since its inception, he has led Eastside Endoscopy to earn recognition by Newsweek as the top GI ambulatory surgery center in New York State for three consecutive years. A nationally recognized leader in endoscopic quality and value-based care, Dr. Bernstein serves on the Board of Directors of GIQuIC, the nation's largest gastroenterology quality registry, where he also chairs the Clinical Measures Committee. Additionally, he co-chaired the Colonoscopy Quality Committee for the NYC Colonoscopy Quality Initiative's Cancer Prevention and Control Program (C5). Dr. Bernstein has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on clinical quality, procedural performance, and healthcare value metrics. 

Planners
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Planner 
UnitedHealth Group, Medical Affairs
Optum Health Education

Sarah Chart, RN 
Senior Director Healthcare Optimization & Strategy
UnitedHealth Group, Medical Affairs
Optum Health Education

Ken Cohen, MD, FACP
Chief Medical Officer, Optum Health
Chief Scientific Officer, Healthcare Transformation Hub
Executive Director of Health Outcomes Research, Optum Health

Amy Mullins, MD, CPE, FAAFP 
Senior Medical Director
Optum Health Specialty Strategy

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

The presenter and planners have no financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Health. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Credit designation statements

Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.


Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour ([0.10] CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.
Attending the full program will earn 1.00 contact hour.
Unique Activity Number(s): JA0007123-9999-26-032-L01-P/T

Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

AAPC-certified coders
AAPC will honor 1-for-1 CEUs for any live event offering CME credit or AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. A certificate of attendance or completion is necessary to show participation. The certificate will give the total CMEs possible for the offering. Physicians are advised to claim only the actual hours that they were present during the education. We ask that AAPC-certified members abide by this request also. One hour of instruction is worth 1 CEU.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPC - Coders
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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Activity date/time: This live webcast will be held on Tues., Nov. 10, 2026, from 1–2 p.m. ET (12–1 p.m. CT; 11 a.m.–12 p.m. MT; 10–11 a.m. PT).

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