How to become an OBSP screening affiliate
If you already have mammography accreditation from the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR-MAP) Mammography Accreditation Program, fill out an Application for Affiliation form (available for download here) and contact the OBSP to request an orientation binder. The application form shows what information is required and where to send it.
Contact the Regional Administrator in your area if you need assistance. To find out the name of the Regional Administrator in your area, contact:
Jillian Caesar
email: jillian.caesar@cancercare.on.ca
phone: 416-971-9800 x 1104.
If you do not have mammography accreditation from the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR-MAP) Mammography Accreditation Program, contact CAR for further details.
How to become an OBSP assessment affiliate
What is breast assessment?
Ten percent of women who undergo breast screening will be called back for further tests and follow-up. The path that women follow from the time they find out they may have a breast problem, or abnormality, until the time they receive a definitive diagnosis is called “breast assessment.”
The OBSP is interested in working with mammography facilities in Ontario to provide follow-up of detected abnormalities via screening.
Why affiliate with OBSP?
Over a decade of data from the OBSP has shown that outcomes improve when comprehensive, high-quality, multi-disciplinary assessment is integrated with screening. Average time to diagnosis is reduced, and the ratio of benign to malignant tumours improves. Overall, this means better care for patients. OBSP breast assessment affiliates provide timely, high quality diagnosis and follow-up. They also provide the information and emotional support that clients need.
Breast Assessment Affiliates
- Bowmanville - Lakeridge Health Corporation - Bowmanville Site
- Burlington - Burlington Ultrasound & Radiology
- Chatham - Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
- Hamilton - St. Joseph's Healthcare
- Hawkesbury - Breast Assessment Initiative, Hôpital Général de Hawkesbury and District General Hospital Inc.
- Kingston - Hôtel Dieu Hospital
- Kitchener-Waterloo Wellington Breast Centre - Freeport Health Centre, Grand River Hospital
- Listowel - Listowel Memorial Hospital
- London - London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Campus
- London - St. Joseph's Health Care
- Mississauga - Credit Valley Hospital
- Niagara Falls - Niagara Health System - Greater Niagara Health Hospital
- Oshawa - Lakeridge Health Corporation, Oshawa Site
- Ottawa - Ottawa Regional Women's Breast Health Centre
- Owen Sound - Grey Bruce Health Services
- Pembroke - Pembroke Regional Hospital
- Renfrew - Renfrew Victoria Hospital
- Sault Ste Marie – Sault Area Hospital
- St. Catharines - Niagara Health System, St. Catharines General Hospital
- Stratford - Stratford General Hospital
- Sudbury - Sudbury Regional Breast Health Program
- Thunder Bay - Linda Buchan Centre, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
- Toronto - Princess Margaret Hospital
- Toronto - The CIBC Breast Centre, St. Michael's Hospital
- Toronto - Dixie X-Ray Associates - North York West Centre
- Welland - Niagara Health System, Welland County General Hospital
- Winchester - Winchester District Memorial Hospital
- Windsor - Windsor Regional Hospital, Metropolitan Campus
- Woodbridge - Vaughan Imaging Consultants, Dixie X-Ray Associates Ltd.
- Woodstock - Woodstock General Hospital
For more information about breast assessment, contact the OBSP Regional Centre nearest you and ask to speak to the Regional Administrator.
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