Updated 30 August 2011
Urgent Consultations
Referral by phone or fax: patient Referral Form
Review specific tumour site reports required by the Admitting Department for the initial assessment.
| 1. |
Diagnostic/Positive reports will be obtained on procedures performed within the last twenty years (unless hospital retention policy is longer) e.g., VHHSC, St. Paul's Hospital. |
| 2. |
Negative procedural reports or any other report will be obtained on request only |
|
i) |
by the physician for patient care purposes |
|
ii) |
by the data manager for coding and abstracting purposes |
Hereditary Cancer Program Referral Information
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Information
For children age <17 years, referral is through the BC Children’s Hospital.
As you are aware, the number of cancer cases diagnosed annually and improved treatment options have led to an increased number of referrals to the Admitting Department of the BC Cancer Agency, Cancer Centres. In order to cope with this increased demand within allocated resources, it has become necessary to formalize the referral process in a manner similar to other hospitals with which you will be familiar, so that we can provide efficient new patient appointment scheduling and offer treatment plans to the cancer patients of British Columbia as soon as possible. Under most circumstances, the following procedures will be the most simple and efficient way to arrange referral of your patients. However, if you require urgent consultation because of the patient's acute condition or if unusual aspects of the case could be clarified by direct discussion, you should contact one of the BC Cancer Agency oncologists listed under the appropriate Tumour Group.
The following information with designated reports is required at the time of the initial new patient referral.
- full name of patient: surname (legal), first and second names (please ensure proper spelling
- date of birth
- permanent address including postal code
- home telephone number
- business telephone number
- Personal Health Care number
- full name of physician(s) involved in care of patient i.e., referring physician, family physician, surgeon (include MSC number if possible).
- diagnosis
- date, location and type of all relevant operations, pathology, cytology, imaging scans, X-rays (including numbers).
- Please see tumour group sections for specific information for workup by disease site.
To provide an individual plan of care we would appreciate "special needs" identified at time of referral e.g., wheelchair, portable oxygen, care aide in attendance.
Should your patient have the need for translation service please ask the family or an interpretor to attend the new patient appointment. If the family is unable to provide this service please identify the language spoken.
As we would like to complete the referral of your patient on the first contact, all specified information is required in order to proceed with appointment scheduling and treatment plans. You will be asked to call back if the information is incomplete.
The referral information will be reviewed. An appointment date and time will either be given at the time of the referral or you will be contacted with the appointment date and time.
You will be requested to advise the patient of the appointment date, time and location.