667 – Optimizing Outpatient Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance for the Gastroenterologist - a Quality Improvement Project (Poster Presentation)

Quality Improvement in Cancer Screening: Highlighting Breast and Colorectal Cancer

Editor's Note: This is the first of a 2-part series focused on quality improvement in cancer screening. The first part highlights screening specific to breast and colon cancer. The second part will review some theories of health behavior that can be applied to motivate patients to adopt regular screening behavior and will emphasize risk assessment, decision support for patients, and enhancement...

Collaborative colorectal cancer screening: a successful quality improvement initiative.

PROBLEM Low screening and referral rates for colorectal cancer at a primary care clinic suggest the need for alternative methods to identify patients and complete the screening process. DESIGN A review of >5000 medical charts established baseline screening and referral data. After a 3-month trial of a screening protocol, the research team conducted a follow-up medical chart review to determin...

Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women. The incidence and mortality rate of the disease have been declining over the past two decades because of early detection and treatment. Screening in persons at average risk should begin at 50 years of age; the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against routine screening after 75 years of age. Options for screening i...

Screening and surveillance for colorectal cancer.

Pathologic reviews and clinical studies demonstrate that groups with increased cancer risk can be identified. It is estimated that about 3.5 per cent of colorectal cancers in this country are the result of known heritable cancer syndromes, such as familial polyposis. Much effort is currently being devoted to evaluation of biologic markers, such as cell surface antigens and their antibodies, orn...

Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance.