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About the Family Physiciian Initiative: Alberta Cancer Board
About the Initiative
The Provincial Family Physician Initiative is a collaboration between the Alberta Cancer Board and Family Physicians of Alberta. The work is overseen by a Provincial Steering Committe, established in 2005, which includes representatives of the Alberta Cancer Board, the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta, the Alberta College of Family Physicians, Capital Health Region, and Calgary Health Region. Project support is provided by a multidisciplinary team through the Alberta Cancer Board's Division of Medical Affairs and Community Oncology.
A vibrant and responsive working relationship with Alberta's family physicians is essential to achieving our vision of "A Cancer-Free Future". Family physicians play an essential role cancer care, including identification and management of risk factors, early disease screening, diagnosis, staging, treatment, shared care with cancer specialists, follow-up and monitoring, and advanced disease management.
The goal of Provincial Family Physician Initiative is therefore to establish and enhance effective strategic and collaborative relationships with family physicians and oncology services across Alberta in providing the population at risk and people living with cancer with current, accessible and responsive information and care.
The Provincial Family Physician Initiative focuses on the following shared priorities:
- Access to cancer specialists and information
- Communication between care providers
- Education to support the care of cancer patients closer to home and across the cancer care spectrum
Through roundtable forums, working group discussions, peer consultation reviews, internal and external stakeholder consultations, specific strategies are being developed to address each of these priorities. As the Initiative develops over time, a number of new and emerging partners are joining in these efforts.
Further information on the Provincial Family Physician Initiative please contact:
Pamela Stimpson
Coordinator of Division Operations and Project Administration
Medical Affairs and Community Oncology, Alberta Cancer Board
Phone: (780) 643-4476
Email: pamelast@cancerboard.ab.ca
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