Experience with a colorectal cancer campaign in Swiss pharmacies

Role of community pharmacies in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program: opportunities for quality improvement

“…Eight out of ten pharmacies participated in the CRC screening program providing broad accessibility to pick-up and return FIT kits. Our ndings contrast with other studies where the major barrier was poor collaboration of pharmacists to screening [21,22]. This discrepancy may be explained by several unique features of our program: pharmacies have a training package; the CRC screening service is coordinated by the O cial College of Pharmacists and the service is reimbursed.…”

Role of community pharmacies in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program

“…Globally, eight out of ten pharmacies adhered with the CRC screening program providing broad accessibility for the individuals who are invited to the screening, regardless of aggregate socioeconomic status. Previous studies reported lower pharmacy adherence to CRC screening (20%-52%) [19,20].This discrepancy may be explained by several unique features of our program: 1)…”

“…A comprehensive evaluation of the different steps in the CRC screening is crucial for maximize benefits of screening [19]. In programs where pharmacies are an essential mainstay of the screening process, assessing their results is paramount to identify areas for improvement.…”

Educational interventions to improve bowel cancer awareness and screening in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries: A scoping review

“…Nine studies used HPE for screening education; physician and nurse-led education (n = 2) ( Chow et al, 2020 , Naguib et al, 2017 ), pharmacist-led counselling (n = 2) ( Holle et al, 2020 , Ruggli et al, 2019 ), physician-led presentation (n = 1) ( Mukherjea et al, 2020 ), nurse practitioner and clinic staff education (n = 1) ( O’Keefe et al, 2018 ), community health worker (n = 1) ( Briant et al, 2018 ), nurse and psychologist counselling (n = 1) ( Denis et al, 2017 ), and a physician and LCHEE-led presentation (n = 1) ( Cassel et al, 2020 ). The physician and nurse-led bus clinic screened 32 % of participants, 92 % reported they would use the bus again ( Naguib et al, 2017 ).…”

“…The other physician and nurse study reported 32 % participants were provided FOBTs ( Chow et al, 2020 ). Ruggli et al ( Ruggli et al, 2019 ) found 47 % participants would not have screened without the pharmacist campaign. The physician-led presentation improved screening intentions among non-screeners but were higher among those who had screened previously ( Mukherjea et al, 2020 ).…”