What is the current situation? The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting ramp down of health services has led to increased cancellations and deferrals by both patients and providers for cancer screening and diagnostic services. This has resulted in a significant backlog of individuals in our region who are overdue for both cancer screening and follow-up of…
Alison recently turned 50 and celebrated by booking her first mammogram!
Check out her video where she describes why early screening is important. She’ll talk about her concerns and what it really feels like to get a mammogram. Alison was able to book her own appointment though one of the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) locations in our community.
COVID-19 vaccines have been reported to cause swelling in the axillary lymph nodes on the side of vaccination (ipsilateral), which can be worrisome to patients and also can be detected on breast screening mammograms. Here are some suggestions: For patients that call us concerned about ipsilateral axillary swelling after a vaccine, suggest self-monitoring for up…
Why are my FIT Requisition being rejected? What do I do now? I have been asked this question a few times lately so I thought I would do a bit a digging. Most of us in primary care have been able to continue offering colon cancer screening via FIT testing when providing virtual care. In…
As Colposcopy clinics work to address the backlog of abnormal paps, Ontario Health – CancerCare Ontario has provided updated guidance on how to manage an abnormal pap. Here are some quick “how to” tips from our regional Colposcopy Lead, Dr. Dustin Costescu. PAP RESULT NEXT STEP RISK OF CIN3+ (high grade dysplasia) Pap Negative Pap…
BCHS now has a convenient, centralized fax and referral form for patients needing a colonoscopy due to a positive FOBT. Having a centralized referral can enable great quality initiatives and navigate colonoscopies to be completed within the eight-week time frame mandated by CCO. This same form will be used for FIT when it replaces FOBT. …
An innovative mobile health care program that brings cancer screening and health promotion into high-priority neighbourhoods has received Honour Roll status for the 2016 Minister’s Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety.
“None of us is as smart as all of us.” This insightful quote from management expert Kenneth Blanchard reminds me of our Oct. 12 Cancer Screening Workshop in Hamilton aimed at helping Primary Care Providers and their Front Line Staff improve cancer screening rates. Our next Cancer Screening Workshop is March 1 in Niagara. At…
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 1:00 – 4:00pm Would you like to increase the cancer screening rates in your practice, but feel like you don’t have the time to do so? The challenge for many practices is that our offices are already working at capacity with little time to do more. Join us for an afternoon to…
Helen Keller wrote, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” This is definitely true in primary care. I am grateful every day for all the wonderful people I work with. This blog is to share some resources that can help our offices work together as a team to offer cancer…
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