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Country fact sheet: Canada (Alberta)

COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

Reporting year for qualitative data: 2020
Source of qualitative data: Directly from Programme

Organization of screening

An individual/team/institution responsible to coordinate the programme: Yes
Dedicated budget for screening programme: Yes
Documented cancer screening policy: Yes
Nature of documentation of the policy: Notification
Year programme was initiated: 2007
Programme introduction was preceded by a pilot: Yes, pilot evaluated and report published
Screening tests provided free of charge: Yes
Diagnostic tests provided free of charge: Yes
Treatment services provided free of charge: Yes

Information system and data collection

System that collects data: Individual & Aggregated
   • Identification of eligible population: Individual
   • Screening participation: Individual & Aggregated
   • Screening test results: Individual & Aggregated
   • Further assessment: Individual & Aggregated
   • Final pathology diagnosis: Individual & Aggregated
   • Cancer staging: Individual & Aggregated
   • Treatment: No
The information system exists at national or sub-national level: Individual: Sub-national
Aggregated: Sub-national
The information system collects data outside the programme (opportunistic screening/private sector): No
Cancer screening data is linked with population-based cancer registry (PBCR): Yes

Screening protocol

A screening protocol or guideline: Yes
Year of published/updated protocol: 2013
Target age (min-max) and screening interval [months] for each test: FIT (50-74 years / [24 months])

Invitations for screening and further assessment

Initiatives to create population awareness by the Health Ministry/Health Authority: Mass media campaign
Small media campaign
Dedicated website
Social media platform
Invitations to eligible population: No
Source of the eligible individuals identified: -
Method of invitation: -
Screening kit included with the invitation: -
Screen positive individuals actively contacted for further assessment: Yes
Individuals with a precancer or cancer diagnosis actively contacted: No

Quality Assurance (QA) of screening activities

Documented standard operating procedure/policy for QA: Yes
An individual/team/institution responsible for QA: Yes
Accreditation of endoscopy units: No
Accreditation of pathology services: No
Documented performance indicators: Yes
Reference standards for performance indicators: Yes
Evaluation reports published in the last five years: No

Sub-national data is available for:
   • Alberta (2020)
   • Manitoba (2020)
   • New Brunswick (2020)
   • Newfoundland and Labrador (2020)
   • Northwest Territories (2020)
   • Nova Scotia (2021)
   • Ontario (2020)
   • Prince Edward Island (2020)
   • Quebec (2020)
   • Saskatchewan (2020)
   • Yukon (2020)

Performance indicators

Reporting year for quantitative data: No data currently available
More quantitative data (Ontario: Male - 2018/gFOBT) More quantitative data (Ontario: Women - 2018/gFOBT)

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