Measuring colposcopy quality in Canada: development of population-based indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colposcopy is a key part of cervical cancer control. As cervical cancer screening and prevention strategies evolve, monitoring colposcopy performance will become even more critical. In the present paper, we describe population-based colposcopy quality indicators that are recommended for ongoing measurement by cervical cancer screening programs in Canada.

Methods

The Pan-Canadian Cervical Cancer Screening Network established a multidisciplinary expert working group to identify population-based colposcopy quality indicators. A systematic literature review was conducted to ascertain existing population and program-level colposcopy quality indicators. A systems-level cervical cancer screening pathway describing each step from an abnormal screening test, to colposcopy,

SUBMITTER: Decker K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6588076 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature