Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program

The Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program (WWRCP) is currently extending an Expression of Interest for Primary Care Provider (PCP) Designate (formerly Physician Designate) position to represent the following Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) site:

1. Cambridge Memorial Hospital

The site listed above requires an OBSP PCP Designate to assist in the pathway for unattached OBSP participants who experience an abnormal screening mammogram. Because the OBSP is a self-referral program, participants may screen without a PCP but will require PCP support if that screen is abnormal.

The PCP Designate:

1. Will receive abnormal screening reports for unattached patients, forwarded from the OBSP site that they are the designate for.
2. Can expect these volumes to be low. On average, 10% of mammograms require further imaging and the majority of these would already be attached to a PCP.
3. Will follow the participant through to diagnosis, providing orders as needed (e.g. breast biopsy) and communicating results to the participant.
4. Is not expected to take on this patient permanently as part of their practice. The participant will be encouraged to be actively seeking a PCP of their own.
5. Can be a PCP, including a Nurse Practitioner.
6. Will be financially compensated through typical OHIP billing, not by the WWRCP.

For further clarification and interest, please contact the WWRCP at wwregionalcancerprogram@grhosp.on.ca.