Call for Proposals: Cancer Care Projects

About

The Shared Care Committee (SCC) is providing funding to support physicians to lead innovative projects that help advance BC’s 10-Year Cancer Action Plan and SCC’s priority to advance cancer care. The SCC, Ministry of Health, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), and BC Cancer have partnered to develop the priorities and implementation of the call for proposals initiative.

Projects can focus on any area of cancer care; however, the following priorities have been identified as areas for project teams to focus on:

  1. Improve diagnostic pathways. 

  2. Recruitment and retention of medical staff (both primary care and specialist) in oncology. 

  3. Transitions in care, including unattached patients and Community Oncology Networks.  

  4. Pain and symptom management. 

  5. Screening.  

All projects must include a focus on management of both attached and unattached patients.

Note: Until further notice, funding for cancer care-related projects through the Partners in Care/Transitions in Care initiative will be paused. Shared Care has put out a Call for Proposals focused on cancer care and has allocated funding for both expressions of interest and full proposals resulting from this process. The SCC would like to direct any cancer care-related projects through the Call for Proposals process in order to best assess, connect, align, and make decisions on the proposals to maximize coordination and support from health system partners. 

Eligibility Criteria

Any physician (family physician, general practice oncologist, or specialist such as surgeon or oncologist) within BC who provides cancer care is eligible to apply for funding. There is no requirement that projects be co-led by a family physician and specialist, however, there is an expectation that it addresses aspects of team-based care.  

It is a requirement for physician lead(s) to complete Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) Level 1 training or equivalent prior to submission of the full proposal. Information on the program and how to access training can be found on the PQI webpage. 

Deadlines

  1. October 18, 2024 – deadline to submit an EOI. 
  2. November 30, 2024 – decision on approved EOIs to be communicated to teams. 
  3. January 13, 2025 – EOI launch.  
  4. July 4, 2025 – deadline to submit a proposal.  
  5. September 30, 2025 – decision on approved proposals to be communicated to teams.
  6. November 30, 2026 - deadline to complete projects and submit final reports. 

Selected Expressions of Interest (EOI)

  • Bridging Care: Collaborative Pathways for Seamless Cancer Transitions - Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA)
  • Equity Model of Cancer Care for the DTES - PHSA
  • Increasing Community Oncology network Capacity Through Alternative Care Pathways for Low-Risk Oral Therapies - VIHA
  • Developing a Rural Network of Cancer Care in the East Kootenays - Interior Health Authority (IHA)
  • Improving Lung Cancer Diagnosis in the South Okanagan - IHA
  • BC Cancer Victoria Cardiovascular - PHSA
  • Improving Communication between Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists for Timely Referral of Urgent Spinal Cord Compression Cases - PHSA
  • Reduction of Wait Times for Tissue Diagnosis in Incidentally Detected Cancer - VIHA
  • Rapid Autopilot Program (RAP) for Expedited Diagnosis of Suspected Lung Cancer in Fraser Region - Fraser Health Authority (FHA)
  • Symptom Management and Quality of Life Support for Patients with Gynecological Cancer After Surgery and/or Pelvic Radiotherapy - PHSA
  • Fine-tuning of a Digital Remote Symptom Monitoring Program (RESPONSe) at Richmond Hospital to Reduce Acute Care Usage - Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
  • Improving Capacity to Provide SABR for Spinal Metastasis Across BC through Mentoring and Education - PHSA
  • Supporting Patients on Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer to Reduce Symptoms - community-based and PHSA 
  • Improving Access to Evidence-Based Group Psychotherapy for BCCA Patients - PHSA
  • Outpatient IV Chemotherapy, an Innovation to Optimize Health Care Service Delivery in Pediatric, Adolescents and Young Adult Oncology Patients in BC - PHSA

Resources

Contact

For questions or inquiries, please contact Shared Care via email.