Invitation to Provincial Cervical Screening and Colposcopy Education Day: Our region is proud to host the annual (accredited) OSCP update both in person or via webinar. Topics especially helpful for primary care include: normal cervical anatomy anatomy of variants, new HPV vaccination recommendations and lessons learned after HPV launch. Here is the invite! OSCP…
With all of the changes to the OBSP, it might be helpful to summarize the current pathways, including what correspondence letters our patients are receiving from Ontario Health: AGES Referral pathway Letters sent by Ontario Health 40-49 Self Referral Patients do NOT receive an invitation to get screened*. Patients who get screened will receive a result…
Lung cancer kills more Canadians than any other kind. In our region we are lucky to have a great program that offers screening and early detection for the high risk patients (people who currently or formerly smoked) using low-dose CT (LDCT). I wanted to share two pieces of info from this program Here is a…
The current Canada Post service disruption impacts cancer screening program activities:
A new plan means a new updated website! The Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Regional Cancer Program is pleased to share our Regional Cancer Plan 6 for your review. We’re also excited to share that the Regional Cancer Program website has recently been improved to better serve our communities. While the site currently focuses mainly on…
Thank you to everyone for such a great uptake of HPV screening. To keep us all in the loop, here are some current issues: Why has correspondence from OH to our patients been paused? There are two main reasons why correspondence has been paused: When do we select cytology only on the requisition? What is…
In March 2025, the HNHB Regional Cancer Program proudly hosted 80 Endoscopy Nurses at Juravinski Hospital for the highly anticipated annual HNHB Endoscopy Nursing Education Day. This year’s event featured a dynamic lineup of expert-led presentations and hands-on experiences, providing valuable insights and practical knowledge to all attendees. We extend our sincere thanks to Dr….
Some of us are fielding phone calls from our 70+ patients who received a letter recommending they have HPV screening – despite having prior normal pap testing and meeting the cytology based screening cessation criteria. As part of the implementation of the new HPV testing letter campaign, between March 7-24, some people aged 69+ were…
Good news for cervix screening for patients within the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) On an interim basis, HPV testing for individuals with IFHP coverage can be ordered at no cost through LifeLabs and Dynacare using the same processes used previously for ordering self pay cytology testing. Please use the attached (old) requisitions for now for Life Labs and Dynacare …
Expression of Interest: Call for Artwork in the Indigenous Healing Space at Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre In collaboration with the Regional Cancer Program (RCP), the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (JHCC) is excited to announce a call for artwork from Indigenous artists across the region. We are seeking contributions that will be featured in…
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