RCOG Flashcards

1
Q

What does RCOG stand for

A

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK)

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2
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What is the review called

A

RCOG Expert Panel Review of cervical screening

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3
Q

Who set up the review

A

The Dept. of Health

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4
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What was the aim of the review

A

To provide women who took part in CervicalCheck and who developed cancer with independent clinical assurance about the timing of their diagnosis and treatment

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5
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What doe the RCOG provide

A

Individual reports for women or their families

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6
Q

What does the HSE do when it receives the reports from RCOG

A

Validates them to make sure they belong to the correct woman or her next of kin

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7
Q

Who did the HSE work with for this review, what did they develop.

A

Patient representatives - an information booklet that went with the letter

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8
Q

What was given to RCOG

A

Smear test sample slides from over 1000 women that were previously analysed by CCk - these women developed cancer

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9
Q

What did RCOG want to see

A

If there was any failure to prevent cancer or to recommend treatment at an earlier stage

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10
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What 2 types of results come from the review

A
  1. Agree with the original CC result - concordant

2. Disagree - discordant

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11
Q

If you request a meeting with a healthcare professional - who has priority

A
  1. Women with a discordant result
  2. Next of kin of women who are deceased
  3. the 221+ women or families affected by the original CC audit
  4. Women who receive partial reports
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12
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Who will receive an overall report from RCOG

A

The Minister for Health

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13
Q

When is the report to the minister due

A

End of October 2019

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14
Q

What is clinical history

A

Case notes

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15
Q

Can a woman wish not to see the results

A

Yes

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16
Q

What kind of report did the minister get

A

Aggregated and anonymised

17
Q

What are the two types of cancer

A

Invasive and Microinvasive

18
Q

What body records the numbers of cancer in Ireland

A

National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI)

19
Q

What other body is carrying out the review with RCOG

A

British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

20
Q

How long did the review take

A

6 months

21
Q

When did the receiving laboratory in UK start to receive slides

A

February 2019

22
Q

What is a colposcopy

A

The examination of the cervix using a type of microscope called a colposcope

23
Q

What happens if the review finds an abnormality that was not originally detected

A

The panel may look for more information in the woman’s clinical records

24
Q

How long may they need the smears for

A

4 months

25
Q

Where will the smears be examined

A

In UK laboratories used for screening there

26
Q

What number took part

A

Over 1,070 women or their next of kin

27
Q

What was the size of the eligible group

A

1,702

28
Q

Name the 3 labs

A
  1. Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital
  2. Quest Diagnostics
  3. Sonic Healthcare