Erie St. Clair Regional Integrated Cancer Screening Team

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Connecting Frontline Teams to Save Lives…

WHAT: Lunch/events + interactive ½ day workshops

WHY: ESC RCP strategic priority: Work with Primary Care to Increase Cancer Screening

WHO: Non physician staff of Primary Care offices in ESC (about 400 in region)

WHEN: June 2013, Nov 2013, June 2014

WHERE: 2 in Windsor, 1 in Chatham, 1 in Sarnia

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Getting the word out…..

+ Faxes+ Emails + Phone Calls!

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Getting the people out…….

Stipends (first year) Early Bird Registration Draw Prizes Giveaways Pampering Lunch Nice venues Interactive, fun

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Build it and they will come!

Almost 300 participants…….

Session # of Participants

#1 June 2013 105

#2 November 2013 85

#3 June 2014 102

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Series 1• intro to team, 3 screening

programs, jeopardy, brainstorming activity

Series 2 • high risk genetics, smoking

cessation, pilot project concept testing, cancer screening in PCP

Series 3 • Keynote, DAPs,

immunizations, dealing with difficult people, brain games

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Feedback and Evaluation…..

Feedback form to assess satisfaction and gather suggestions

Clicker questions used to measure change

Highlights from #3: • 98% very satisfied with event • 93% will share info in office • 90% thinks office will benefit from info• 87% will do something different in their office

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Costs

1st series: $24K ($6,200 sponsorship) • major costs were stipends ($9,000 worth) and

material development

2nd series: $13K ($5,000 sponsorship) • major costs were stipends and venues

3rd series: $8K• major costs were venues/food and speakers

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Benefits

Long term partnerships and goodwill Identify partners for other projects Learn from participants Raise awareness, knowledge Change in practice

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Challenges….

Achieving sufficient participation tough – especially in outlying areas

Staff time to implement considerable Keeping material ‘new’ and ‘interesting’

a challenge

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Into the Future…..

Annual face to face ½ day + event

Webinars, topic specific, shorter sessions throughout the year

Frontline Connect Advisory Council