Online Workshop - Lifting the lid on participation: conducting effective audits to improve National Bowel Cancer Screening Program uptake

General practitioners, practice staff and Aboriginal healthcare workers play a vital role in promoting the importance of early detection of bowel cancer by encouraging and endorsing participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. 

This practical workshop explores bowel cancer screening in people who are hesitant to screen. You will engage in case discussions to explore the barriers to screening and some of the enablers that you or a practice team can implement to encourage screening within your practice. 

We have also designed activities to get your team started on an audit for bowel cancer screening within your clinic and identify practice improvements. 

Planning an audit is often the most challenging step. We break it down and provide tools to get you started to ensure success. Mini audit templates will be provided, and a Plan-Do-Study-Act activity will be explored in more detail.

Let’s work together to help increase bowel cancer screening in our communities.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Outcome 1: Identify practices that support engaging patients in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program

• Outcome 2: Determine system improvements within practices to improve patient engagement with the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program

• Outcome 3: Identify and apply Practitioner and Practice Toolkit Resources that support mini-audit and/or plan, do, study, act (PDSA) activities

Presenter Information

Dr. Alireza Ahmadvand, MD PHD FRACGP

Dr. Alireza Ahmadvand, MD, PhD, FRACGP, is a leading General Practitioner, Associate Professor, and medical researcher specializing in primary care, epidemiology, and digital health. He earned his MD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and later obtained a PhD in Pharmacy at Queensland University of Technology.

Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor at Griffith University’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, focusing on medical education and research. Clinically, he works as a Senior Medical Officer and GP at Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Integrated Care Clinic and Silky Oaks Medical Practice. His research spans digital health, generative AI, and pharmacoepidemiology, employing advanced analytical methods to improve healthcare innovation, with a strong emphasis on cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

Dr Arella Keir, MBBS, FRACGP

Dr. Arella Keir, MBBS, FRACGP is a dedicated General Practitioner in Lutruwita (Tasmania) committed 

to patient centered health care and medical education. She has particular interests in lifestyle medicine, 

sexual and reproductive health, advocacy and leadership. Dr. Keir is a senior medical educator at RACGP, 

sharing her passion for GP, leading training initiatives and accreditation processes, alongside her clinical roles 

in the community. During her career she has held roles in medical education, leadership and general practice, 

consistently striving to improve healthcare outcomes through collaboration, innovation and professional development. 

CPD

Educational activities: 1 hour

Reviewing performance:  1 hour

Measuring Outcomes:  0.5 hours