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Australia currently has three population-based cancer screening programs: Breast Screen Australia, the National Cervical Screening Program, and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
Funded by Queensland Health and delivered by Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN), the Cancer Screening Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Program was designed to support healthcare professionals in increasing participation in the National Cancer Screening Program. A list of resources and webinars used throughout the program are available below.
Funded by Queensland Health and delivered by Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN), the Cancer Screening Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Program was designed to support healthcare professionals in increasing participation in the National Cancer Screening Program. A list of resources and webinars used throughout the program are available below.
Resources
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 1
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 1
- Cancer Screening and Primary Care
- Cancer screening eligibility
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 2
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 2
- General Data Management Health Checklist
- Diagnoses excluded from screening
- Not overlooking transgender and intersex patients
- Eligibility of transgender and intersex patients for breast and cervical screening
- Screening comparisons
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 3
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 3
- Pathology and Screening results
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 4
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 4
- Merging and locking lists
- Recalls and reminders
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 5
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 5
- Requesting results from screening registries
- Retrospective data clean-up
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 6
Cancer Screening CQI Toolkit Bundle 6
- Sustainability checklist
Webinars
- Cancer Screening Series: Bowel and skin screening - CQI for general practice
- Cancer Screening Series: Cervical and Breast screening - CQI for general practice
- Cancer Screening Series: Cervical and Breast screening - CQI for general practice
- Cancer Screening Quality Improvement Masterclass with PenCS – Session 2
- Cancer Screening CQI GoShare Plus demonstration by Healthily
High Performing Primary Care webinars
Brought to you by NQPHN, join AGPAL as they explore High Performing Primary Care in this three-part webinar series.
Series 1: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement (PIP QI)
Series 1: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement (PIP QI)
Series 2: RACGP Standards 5th Edition and Accreditation
Series 2: RACGP Standards 5th Edition and Accreditation
Series 3: Population Health and Digital Literacy
Series 3: Population Health and Digital Literacy
Train IT Medical's webinars
The following webinars are available on Train IT Medical’s website and can be accessed using the Group Code: s41QyiPc
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Support for your practice
To ensure that First Nations people in North Queensland are receiving the right care, at the right time, and in the right place, NQPHN has committed to delivering a codesigned comprehensive 12-months First Nations Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program.
The aim of the program is to work with primary care providers to provide First Nations people with increased access to coordinated, quality, and culturally safe care, using the 715 Health Assessment as the basis for identification of health needs.
The aim of the program is to work with primary care providers to provide First Nations people with increased access to coordinated, quality, and culturally safe care, using the 715 Health Assessment as the basis for identification of health needs.
Program goals
In line with the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme (IAHP), the overarching goals of this CQI program are to improve:
- the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- access to high-quality, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate primary health care
- the way primary health care services operate, so that they better cater for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Objectives of CQI program
- Enhance identification of preventable chronic health conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population within NQPHN region.
- Improve care co-ordination and management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients attending mainstream general practices and/or AMS.
- Ensure all eligible patients are registered for PBS co-payments.
- Increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients undertaking a health assessment (MBS 715).
- Identify any modifiable factors for chronic disease and improve navigation through the health system for appropriate support and treatment.
- Foster culturally safe environments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to obtain medical care and assessment.
- Assist general practices to meet Accreditation 5th standards.
- Support mainstream general practices to meet eligibility to receive PIP Indigenous Incentive payment.
- Improve practice data quality and registration of patients.
What practices will receive
As part of the First Nations CQI Program, participating practices will:
- receive Cultural Safety and Awareness training (where required)
- receive free resources and education to assist with providing comprehensive, culturally sensitive health assessments
- receive access to electronic Shared Care solution platform
- meet Practice Incentives Program (PIP) Quality Improvement (QI) and Accreditation Standards for Quality Improvement
- meet requirements for Practice Incentive Payment Indigenous Health Incentive
- identify patients eligible for Closing the Gap PBS co-payments
- receive GoShare Plus licenses and bundle for recall of patients
- receive TrainIT – Katrina Otto – data management and usage
- have access to educational events provided by highly regarded clinicians (general practice, psychology, chronic disease management).
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