An increased role for GPs in the bowel cancer screening model

Changes to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program mean that health care providers can hand out bowel screening kits to patients directly. The session will discuss the implications of this. This event is in collaboration with Western Victoria Primary Health Network.

Many patients are more likely to complete a bowel cancer screening test after discussing the matter with a health care provider. 

This session will cover: 

• The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and the Early Detection Saves Lives campaign.
• Impacts of COVID-19 new cancer diagnoses 
• An introduction to the alternative access to bowel screening kits model, including how health care providers can order kits, issue them to patients and record this in the National Cancer Screening Register
• Resources and further education
• Questions and answers.  

Key Speakers

• Catriona Bastian, Bowel Screening Program Manager, Cancer Council Victoria
• Sabine Ostrowski, Early Detection Campaign Manager, Cancer Council Victoria
• Associate Professor Luc te Marvelde, Head, Data Analytics, Cancer Council Victoria
• John Lee, Head of Engagement and Communication, National Cancer Screening Register

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this session participants will be able to: 

• Describe the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and the Early Detection Saves Lives campaign. 
• Identify the impacts of COVID-19 on cancer screening diagnosis. 
• Implement the alternative access to bowel screening kits model in primary care practices.

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