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RESOLUTION
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009
MOTION: That the Medical Society of PEI take a lead in developing a Melanoma Awareness Education Campaign for predominantly non-medical service providers to improve early detection.
Further, that such a campaign provides adequate education and materials to ensure non-medical personnel have the confidence to encourage clients to seek medical advice.
MOVER: Dr. Jennifer Zelin
SECONDER: Dr. Billy Scantlebury
1. SUBSTANTIVE RATIONALE (why consider this motion at the AGM) AND SUPPORTIVE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (especially for scientific/clinical motion).
• PEI has a significantly higher rate (80%) of melanoma than the rest of Canada; early identification is key to reducing mortality and morbidity.
• There exists opportunities within certain professions (estheticians, massage therapists, hair stylists, dental hygienists etc.) to identify suspicious blemishes/moles.
Efforts/campaigns intended to alter behaviour (i.e., wear sunscreen, avoid exposure etc.) are slow to affect change. A campaign geared toward early detection will complement behavioural campaigns and potentially improve screening rates.
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009
MOTION: That the Medical Society of PEI take a lead in developing a Melanoma Awareness Education Campaign for predominantly non-medical service providers to improve early detection.
Further, that such a campaign provides adequate education and materials to ensure non-medical personnel have the confidence to encourage clients to seek medical advice.
MOVER: Dr. Jennifer Zelin
SECONDER: Dr. Billy Scantlebury
1. SUBSTANTIVE RATIONALE (why consider this motion at the AGM) AND SUPPORTIVE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (especially for scientific/clinical motion).
• PEI has a significantly higher rate (80%) of melanoma than the rest of Canada; early identification is key to reducing mortality and morbidity.
• There exists opportunities within certain professions (estheticians, massage therapists, hair stylists, dental hygienists etc.) to identify suspicious blemishes/moles.
Efforts/campaigns intended to alter behaviour (i.e., wear sunscreen, avoid exposure etc.) are slow to affect change. A campaign geared toward early detection will complement behavioural campaigns and potentially improve screening rates.