Table 2.

Activities of the UPCON Network program in the primary care setting

ACTIVITY	LEAD PHYSICIANS	WHOLE CLINIC
Education	Monthly case-based small group Mainpro-C sessions Cancer clinic time with oncologists Honoraria	Summaries of small group sessions for all FPs Annual Cancer CME Day and “Open House” Annual lunch-and-learn sessions
Communication	Frequent e-mail contact Site visits Check-in dinners	Newsletters every 2 months Collection of enhanced FP contact information for CCMB patient charts Fax sheets for communication with oncologists Support from UPCON staff
Information technology	Training in CCMB EMR	Training and support for EMR as requested Computer hardware and high-speed Internet service Access to cancer records of all clinic patients
Patient referrals	Accepting 6–12 CCMB patients with no FPs per year	Integration of these new patients

CCMB—CancerCare Manitoba, CME—continuing medical education, EMR—electronic medical record.