Improve Screening for Esophageal Cancer
- Why: Feasibility of screening for esophageal cancer via novel approaches in rural clinical primary care settings - called BEST-RPP.
- Who is eligible: Rural clinical partners and their patients at risk for Barrett’s Esophagus or Esophageal Cancer
- What: ORPRN is partnering with OHSU gastroenterologist, Fouad Otaki, MD, who is investigating the feasibility of using a novel FDA-approved swallowable device to screen for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer in primary care. The project includes a provider and staff in-service, an opportunity for providers and staff to provide feedback about the device and refer their eligible patients to screen for esophageal cancer with the device at their clinic.
- To get involved: Please contact Laura Ferrara at ferraral@ohsu.edu.
PARADE- early childhood eczema detection study
- Why: The purpose of this study is find out if it is possible to diagnose eczema remotely with an Apple iOS phone app.
- Who is eligible: PARADE is looking for clinics to champion this research by referring patients ages 0-2 and their parent or legal guardian to participate in 12-month remote study
- What: . Clinic involvement is limited to handing out recruitment flyers, posting recruitment posters and a monthly enrollment update meeting. Participants incentive is $80. Starts October 1st and ends March 1st.
- To get involved: Please contact Laura Ferrara, MA, CCRP at ferraral@ohsu.edu