Overall access to preventive care

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Overall access to preventive care

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Cancer screening is an important component of preventive care and a focus for many Ontario health teams. According to statistics gathered by Ontario Health, almost a million fewer colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screenings were conducted between March and December of 2020 than were carried out through the same time period in 2019.

Key Resources:
Engage your regional primary care lead for support with cancer screening and sign up for the Provincial Primary Care and Cancer Network newsletter for regular cancer screening updates. Contact PrimaryCareInquiries@ontariohealth.ca for more information

Change Ideas

Redesign your system, and lever digital health solutions

Map your local processes with provincial pathway maps to build best practices for the management of patients
Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Pathway Map
Cervical Cancer Pathway Map
Colorectal Cancer Screening Pathway Map
For attached patients, using reports such as MyPractice: PrimaryCare and the Screening Activity Report, develop EMR reminder systems like Ocean to recall patients due for cancer screening. Consider patient preferences such as language, email, text, and phone. Add health promotion messages in reminders. Integrate with online appointment booking systems
Useful Resources on Prevention and Screening—OntarioMD

Education and Training

Review GUIDELINES and ADVICE Screening Resources for Healthcare Providers with providers to decrease variation in practice

Engage Patients

Provide patients with information about cancer screening. Integrate health promotion into reminder systems and scheduled visits
Link patients to myCANCERiQ and Get Checked for Cancer
For unattached patients, prepare materials at points of entry into the system for patient self-referrals to:
Health Connect Ontario, for access to primary care providers and to access colorectal fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit directly
Ontario Breast Screening Program Locations: patients can self-refer