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Erie St. Clair Regional Integrated Cancer Screening Team. 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
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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
Getting the word out….. + Faxes + Emails + Phone Calls!
Getting the people out……. • Stipends (first year) • Early Bird Registration Draw • Prizes • Giveaways • Pampering • Lunch • Nice venues • Interactive, fun
Build it and they will come! Almost 300 participants…….
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
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
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
Benefits • Long term partnerships and goodwill • Identify partners for other projects • Learn from participants • Raise awareness, knowledge • Change in practice
Challenges…. • Achieving sufficient participation tough – especially in outlying areas • Staff time to implement considerable • Keeping material ‘new’ and ‘interesting’ a challenge
Into the Future….. • Annual face to face ½ day + event • Webinars, topic specific, shorter sessions throughout the year • Frontline Connect Advisory Council