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Flu-FOBT Pilot Project
October 2013
Marla Jackson (ESC) & Cheryl
Shoemaker (WW)
July 14, 2014
How Does a FluFOBT Program Work?
• Staff provide FOBT kits to eligible
patients when they get their annual flu
shot
• Patient completes FOBT at home and
returns kit to doctor’s office or mails kit
to the lab for processing
Are There Benefits for my
Practice?
Average Practice in WW
Method
• EMR 50-74
• TPSR
• SAR
Developed list of eligible patients
• Verified if previous colonoscopy within
Nightingale
Method
Statistics
Goal - 10% increase in identified practice.
Waterloo Wellington
Erie St. Clair
# of Practices
3
5
# of Patients invited
293
1308
# of Clinics
2
10
# of Kits handed out
82
329
# of Kits returned
47
203
+ FOBT discovered
0
8
High Risk Sent for
Colonoscopy
1
7
Intervention Summary
Intervention Summary
October – Nov 2013
Invitation Mail out – IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM YOUR
DOCTORS OFFICE
Clinic Offering – 2 dates
2 Week Reminder Card Mailed
Nurse Follow up call at 6 weeks
Additional Findings
In Waterloo Wellington
25% of invited under/never screened
patients did have an FOBT kit given to them
in previous 2 yrs and had NOT completed it!
Workload
Hours
Primary Care
Office
Regional Cancer
Program
2-4
80
Education, teaching
RCP staff to use
computer, printing
Data validation,
Roster vs. Non,
Mail outs &
reminders
Clinic Education
Consolidation
Evaluation Survey
What would you need to run this clinic on your own?
Patient kits
Pamphlets
Assistance with mail outs
Assistance developing overdue lists
Tracking sheets
Improvements?
Clinic reminder calls from receptionist
Patient Materials