I-STEP

I-STEP (Increasing Screening Through Engaging Primary Care Providers) is a joint research endeavor between BJC Collaborative (BJCC) and Washington University School of Medicine that is focused on increasing referrals for and improving the quality of lung cancer screening with low-dose CT (LDCT). I-STEP began with a clinical trial in 2019 that aimed to provide a site-specific Toolkit of lung cancer screening materials to providers in order to help them identify eligible patients and refer them for lung screening. The clinical trial concluded in March 2020. A second I-STEP study is now underway to understand barriers and facilitators to increasing lung screening as well as how different types of lung nodules can be most effectively managed.

BJC Collaborative and Washington University School of Medicine are committed to improving population health in our region and increasing access to and quality of lung cancer screening. Toward that end, this website is intended to share information and resources about lung screening that have been developed throughout the course of the I-STEP studies thus far to help other sites develop and improve their lung cancer screening programs.