Maida Sewitch, PhD

We sought to evaluate the feasibility of a call-in center to improve uptake of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in primary care patients. We conducted a 4-month ...
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Presentation of study results/ Présentation des résultats de l'étude

If we build it, will they come? A telehealth intervention to boost colorectal cancer screening in primary care By

Maida Sewitch, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University Divisions of Gastroenterology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre; Associate Member, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health McGill

DATE ET HEURE / DATE AND TIME

Jeudi le 3 novembre 12:00 à 13:00 Thursday November 3, 12:00 to 13:00 ENDROIT / LOCATION

Locale 3220 (Salle de conférence psychiatrie) / room 3220 (Psychiatry. Conference room) Centre hospitalier de St. Mary / St. Mary’s Hospital Center Un léger dîner sera servi / A light lunch will be served

Bienvenue à tous / Everyone is welcome ********************************************************************************************************************

ABSTRACT We sought to evaluate the feasibility of a call-in center to improve uptake of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in primary care patients. We conducted a 4-month (September 2010 – January 2011) intervention study in the family medicine clinics of three Montreal hospitals including SMH. We sent personalized invitations asking patients to contact the call-in center. Patients who contacted the center were assessed for eligibility. Eligible patients agreeing to FOBT were sent kits that were mailed to a private laboratory for testing. Feasibility was assessed by the proportions of patients who: 1) contacted the call-in center, 2) were FOBT eligible and 3) adhered to FOBT. Hierarchical logistic regression investigated the effect of patient characteristics on feasibility indicators. Feasibility of the call-in center was demonstrated. Recommendations are suggested for improving FOBT rates.