Clinician Overview: Radon

At a glance

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use. Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use. CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

Course length: 20:44
Date updated: January 30, 2023

Training description and objectives

This instructional video is designed to increase awareness among healthcare professionals about radon and its health effects. It also intends to enhance competency in the recognition, management, and counseling of patients exposed to environmental hazards.

At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe the latest science on radon exposure in both environmental and occupational settings.
  2. Discuss potential adverse clinical effects associated with radon exposure.
  3. Describe how to clinically manage patients exposed to radon.
  4. Describe how to improve collaborative practice across the healthcare team regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients exposed to radon.

Also check out the Clinician Brief: Radon!‎

A web-based summary about radon, including information about sources, routes of exposure, populations at risk, health effects, and clinical evaluation, management, and counseling of exposed patients.

Who this training is for

Clinicians in practice and in training, including physicians, fellows, residents, medical students, nurse practitioners, physicians’ assistants, nurses, and nursing students.

Continuing education units

Faculty/Credentials

Óscar Tarragó, MD MPH

CE Information

Hardware/Software: Computer Hardware; Internet Connection; Browser

Materials: None

Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of medicine or related basics of human health promotion at a professional level is recommended.

Format: This activity is Web on Demand.

Accreditation Statements:

In support of improving patient care, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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 healthcare team.

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 0.25 nursing contact hours.

CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)

To receive continuing education (CE) for WD4554-Clinician Overview of Radon, please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using WD4554. Follow the steps below by 1/30/2025.

  1. Register for and complete the course.
  2. Pass the post-assessment at 80%.
  3. Complete the evaluation.
  4. Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.

Fees

No fees are charged for CDC's CE activities.

Contact Information

envmed@cdc.gov

  • The reference list for the content in this instructional video is the same as the Clinician Brief: Radon page accessible at atsdr.cdc.gov/environmental-medicine/hcp/clinicianbriefradon/index.html
  • Image Citations and Credits:
  • Brenner. (1989). No title [illustration]. Radon risk and remedy: A homeowner’s guide to easy and affordable detection and control of radon. Adapted with permission from Brenner.
  • EPA. (2016). No title [illustration]. A Citizen’s Guide To Radon. Retrieved 2024, from https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-12/documents/2016_a_citizens_guide_to_radon.pdf.
  • Image via CDC
  • iStock via Getty Images