Case | Data source(s) | Extent of use |
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Mammography case | Key informant interviews, documents | ● All radiologists in the province use the screening SRT; use of this tool has been `strongly recommended’ by government since 2008 in response to a provincial policy related to national mammography accreditation |
● Radiologists in three districts have chosen not to use the diagnostic SRT for their reporting of diagnostic mammography | ||
Endoscopy case | Key informant interviews, documents | ● All endoscopists in the province use the SRT for screening colonoscopies; use of the tool is required for participation in the screening program |
● Most endoscopists in one district use the SRT for all endoscopic procedures; a district-wide policy was in the process of being implemented | ||
● Most endoscopists in the eight remaining districts do not use the SRT for diagnostic colonoscopy | ||
Cancer surgery case | Key informant interviews, database review | ● 4 of 4 breast surgeons in the two tertiary care centres consistently use the SRT to report breast cancer surgeriesa |
● 3 of 4 colorectal cancer surgeons at the tertiary care centre consistently use the SRT to report colorectal cancer surgeries | ||
● 1 of 2 general surgeons in the community hospital consistently uses the SRT to report breast and colorectal cancer surgeries |