Barry, Poo and the iFOBT

This episode looks at the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and the important role that general practitioners (GPs) have in educating and encouraging patients through the program. Evidence has shown that a GPs recommendation is one of the strongest motivators for patients to participate in screening programs. In this episode, we follow Barry into his GPs consultation room to discuss the iFOBT kit. This episode is part of a greater education package called Cancer Screening Education for General Practitioners. This fully funded online education is a one-stop shop of resources, tools, and up-to-date information to support Australian GPs in their critical role of encouraging participation in these life saving programs. The online course is an ACRRM and RACGP accredited activity for the 2020-2022 Triennium. To register, go to: https://bit.ly/2DMyLHa. This episode is brought to you by True Relationships and Reproductive Health (True) in collaboration with, and funded by the Cancer Screening Unit, Queensland Health. True would like to thank and acknowledge our collaborators that contributed to the development of this episode: Dr Megan Appleton, Dr Terri Biscak, Dr Jill Hunady, Dr Ruchika Luhach, and Dr Drew Moore.