Readiness Assessment for Implementation of Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines in Colombia
This pilot project has two components:
1) Development of a set of implementation-readiness assessment tools, and
2) Evaluation of tools for feasibility and cultural appropriateness.
The first tool being developed is a survey questionnaire to assess existing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment resources. The tools are being tested in three selected healthcare centers in Bogotá, Colombia, by the research team operating the BHGI pilot project on opportunistic screening.
Survey questions were developed and reviewed by an international team of investigators in Seattle. In April, 2009, the Seattle research team, comprised of Dr. Anderson, Project PI; David Thomas, MD, DrPH, BHGI Scientific Advisor; and Wenjin Li, MD, MPH, BHGI International Research Manager at the Hutchinson Center traveled to Bogotá to meet with Raul Murillo, MD, MPH, National Cancer Institute of Colombia, and his research team to finalize the survey questions.
They discussed plans for implementation of the survey questionnaire. Three healthcare centers were selected by Dr. Murillo with input from the Seattle research team for the survey questionnaire to be tested.