A new satellite clinic for patients with suspected lung cancer has opened at the Lennox and Addington County General Hospital In Napanee.
Now, instead of a trip to Kingston Health Sciences Centre to visit the Lung Diagnostic Assessment Program (LPAD), you can now visit the new satellite clinic at the Lennox & Addington County General Hospital.
myFM spoke with Dr. Genevieve Digby, one of the lead of the program, who told us about their operations in Kingston.
Dr. Chris Parker , another lead on the project told us about why they chose Napanee.
Research has shown that rural and Indigenous populations are less likely to survive lung cancer compared to urban populations, which is believed to be partly due to difficulty in accessing diagnostic and treatment facilities.
As part of the establishment of the satellite clinic, the LDAP team is working closely with the Indigenous community to help identify additional barriers to care as well as continuing to seek the community’s feedback on how this clinic can deliver culturally sensitive care. A key role that will be established as a result of these conversations is the inclusion of an Indigenous Lead within the LDAP.
Digby told us about how the clinic will work
The goal of this clinic is to help patients get seen sooner in their care journey and eliminate barriers that may prevent them from seeking this care.