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Functions

 

Management of the breast and colon and rectal cancer screening process

  • Elaboration of the schedule and coordination of the logistical deployment of the Programs in the territory.
  • Refinement of the eligible target population by consulting and integrating various sources of information.
  • Identification of post-invitation exclusions, both by direct communication from the affected people or in a coordinated manner with primary care teams, other medical specialties and pharmacy offices.
  • Invitation of the eligible population by post.
  • Sending reminders to the invited population by post and SMS
  • Programming and management of screening agendas
  • Distribution and collection of fecal occult blood detection (SOF) kits, in coordination with the CSPT purchasing service, pharmacy offices and pharmaceutical distributors.
  • Monitoring the deployment of the Program throughout the reference area, collecting incidents and resolving them.
  • Communication of the results to the participants in the Program, either by post or by telephone (depending on the results of the screening test).
  • Offering telephone assistance to all participants and all professionals involved in the Program in their territorial area, in order to resolve any doubts that may arise in relation to its development, encourage participation, optimize effectiveness and minimize potential side effects.
  • Coordination of the circuits and the flow of information with the centers and professionals involved in screening: Pharmacy offices, Official College of Pharmacists of Barcelona, ​​Primary Care Teams, Laboratory, Screening Consultations, Endoscopy Units, Unit of breast radiology, Tumor Committees.
  • Implementation of actions aimed at increasing citizen participation
  • Dissemination of results and activities carried out through the program's website, the program's X account and through the accounts of the Parc Taulí health corporation on social networks, together with the Communications Department of the Parc Taulí Health Corporation.
  • Promotion and participation in dissemination activities in the media, town halls, primary care.
  • Representation of the Program before the administration, network of territorial offices of the early cancer detection program in Catalonia, health councils, etc.

Training

  • Participation in the training offered to community pharmacy professionals in coordination with the College of Pharmacists of Barcelona
  • Training in the Degree of Medicine (Parc Taulí Teaching Unit – UAB) and of and postgraduate in the Department of Paediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics and Preventive Medicine and Public Health, UAB.
  • Training for resident doctors and nurses at the Parc Taulí Health Corporation.

Evaluation and audits

  • Data quality control and monitoring of compliance with established quality criteria for screening programs.
  • Evaluation of the process and result indicators of the Screening Programs and issuance of annual and round reports
  • Evaluation of screening units.
  • Communication of the results of the Program evaluations to all the responsible institutions (Cancer Screening Office of Catalonia, CatSalut) and involved (hospitals and basic health areas of the territory, and College of Pharmacists of Barcelona), as well as to the citizenship in general.

Research

  • Promote and participate in research related to early cancer detection programs as well as in other related areas.