Quality Improvement & Education

The Central East Prevention and Cancer Screening Program supports primary care providers with quality improvement work with a focus on improving cancer screening participation as well as patient experience. 

Your Regional Cancer Program is looking for partners in primary care to assist in leading preventative health improvements. Do you have an idea to help drive quality improvement?  Contact us for in-kind support with project management, resource design, data analysis etc.

Education

The Central East Regional Cancer Program will be hosting a monthly webinar series. To register, provide topic suggestions, or ask questions, please email centraleast.csp@lh.ca  

Missed a session?  Past webinars have been recorded and are available below

• Managing Hematological Conditions (December 8, 2022). Presented by Dr. Anthony Naassan, Hematology Section Chief – Durham Regional Cancer Centre
• Alcohol as a Carcinogen (November 25, 2022) Dr. Fawaad Iqbal, Radiation Oncologist
• Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test for Prostate Cancer Screening (September 19, 2022) Dr. Audrey Li, Radiation Oncologist
• NP Scope of Practice Change: Impact to Breast and Lung Cancer Screening Rates (September 16, 2022) Dr. Avnish Mehta & Dr. Rola Shaheen
• Breaking News on Hereditary Cancer Testing in Ontario (June 15, 2022). Deborah Verbaan, Senior Genetic Counsellor, and Elana Wishnefsky, Genetic Counsellor.
• Primary Care Virtual Grand Rounds – Cancer Screening (June 9, 2022). Presented by Dr. Avnish Mehta, Regional Primary Care and Cancer Screening Lead, Dr. Rola Shaheen, Regional Breast and Cancer Imaging Lead, Dr. Hugh Kendall, Regional GI Endoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Screening Lead, Dr. Nathan Roth, Regional Cervical Screening and Colposcopy Lead 
• Indigenous Health: The Truth and a Path to Reconciliation (March 26, 2021) - Presented by Dr. Jason Pennington, Regional Indigenous Cancer Lead, Central East Regional Cancer Program, General Surgeon, Scarborough Health Network, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery UofT
• Cardio-Oncology Survivorship (February 24, 2021) - Presented by Dr. Kibar Yared, Director Cardiac Imaging, Medical Director Cardio-Oncology, Scarborough Health Network, Clinical Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto.
• Lung Cancer Screening for People at High Risk (January 21, 2021) - Presented by Dr. John Dickie, Physician Chief Emergency Operations Centre, Chief Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chief and Program Medical Director of Surgery, Lakeridge Health
• Colon Cancer Check (November 20, 2020) - Presented by Dr. Hugh Kendall, Regional GI Endoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Screening Lead
• Ontario Cervical Screening Program (October 14, 2020) - Presented by Dr. Nathan Roth, Regional Cervical Screening and Colposcopy Lead