In-country site assessments

In-Country Site Assessments

The overarching goal of in-country site assessments is to document the status of cancer registration and to identify opportunities for improvement.

The general process followed includes:

1. A pre-visit questionnaire completed by country stakeholders to provide background and context for the site visit
2. A site assessment agenda is developed through collaboration between CARPHA and focal persons in country
3. The site assessment visit - This is usually 2-3 days long and involves the on-site review of key data collection sites and meetings with key stakeholders by a multidisciplinary site assessment team
4. Following a site visit, the team completes a written report which includes:
   1. Background information of the country visited, and cancer burden based on available data
   2. A summary of the existing system for cancer registration at each of the sites visited
   3. Recommendations to improve cancer registration
5. A virtual meeting is then scheduled with the Country team (Ministry of Health, Cancer Registry, etc.) to:
   1. Review the report findings and provide clarification as needed
   2. Discuss the recommendations in detail and determine a timeline for implementation
6. Routine follow-up meetings are then scheduled to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Hub recommendations and to provide any technical support as needed

• Aruba: Septemer 23-26, 2019

The Department of Public Health, Ministry of Tourism, Public Health and Sports, Aruba requested a site visit for technical guidance to support the implementation of a population-based cancer registry by the IARC Caribbean Cancer Registry Hub.

While in country, the site visit team participated in a media briefing to talk about burden of cancer in the Region, the importance of a population-based cancer registry, and findings from the site visit in Aruba. Access the Facebook live presentation at this link: https://www.facebook.com/masnoticia/videos/2026255280809949/

• Guyana: May 2-3, 2019
• British Virgin Islands: September 27-28, 2019
• Jamaica: August 10-12, 2016
• Bahamas: August 8-9, 2016
• Trinidad & Tobago: April 27-29, 2016
• Barbados: April 25-26, 2016

Follow-up meetings to review the site assessment report, plan next steps and discuss progress made in implementing recommendations:

• Barbados:
  • December 16, 2016
  • February 16, 2018
• Trinidad & Tobago:
  • November 18, 2016
  • October 12, 2017
  • July 3, 2018
• Bahamas:
  • October 26, 2017
• Jamaica:
  • November 1, 2017