The Quality of Colonoscopy Services – Responsibilities of Referring Clinicians
Primary care clinicians initiate and oversee colorectal screening for their patients, but colonoscopy, is usually performed by specialists. An NCCRT working group identified a set of indicators that primary care clinicians can use to assess the quality of colonoscopy services. This report, The Quality of Colonoscopy Services – Responsibilities of Referring Clinicians: A Consensus Statement of the Quality Assurance Task Group, National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine in 2010, provides criteria that primary care physicians can use when choosing a colonoscopist.
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Blue Star Conversation: April 15, 2025
This Blue Star Conversation covered, "Modeling the Impact of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Timely Follow-Up Colonoscopy: Recent Data from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET)"
ACS Webinar: Cancer Prevention and Screening for Community Health Centers
This webinar focused on health centers and covered the current state of colorectal cancer, the urgent need for screening patients age 45-55, and a review of tools and resources available.
Clinician’s Reference: Stool-Based Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening
This revised resource is designed to introduce (or reintroduce) clinicians to the value of stool-based testing for colorectal cancer.