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Practice Resources

Cancer Patient Navigation Promotional Toolkit

Organisation:

C-Change Collaborating to Conquer Cancer Initiative

Comments:

Promotional toolkit regarding patient navigation. Includes FAQ and introductory video.

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

US

URL:

http://www.cancerpatientnavigation.org/navigation/cancernav.html

 

Guidelines and Position Statements

Linking Cancer Care: a guide for implementing coordinated cancer care

Organisation:

Department of Human Services Victoria

Comments:

Policy document about care coordination in Victoria with the purpose to:
• identify strategic directions for cancer care coordination in Victoria
• promote the development and implementation of activities and initiatives that facilitate the coordination of cancer care at one or more levels of the health and community care system.

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/cancer/docs/carecoord/carecoordpolicy.pdf

Connecting cancer care: a model for coordinated care in Victoria

Organisation:

Department of Human Services Victoria

Comments:

Fact sheet about policy for care coordination in Victoria

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/cancer/docs/carecoord/cosa06coordcare.pdf

Specialist breast nurse competency standards and associated educational requirements

Organisation:

National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)

Comments:

Full and summary reports outlining competency standards for breast nurses including care coordination role. Includes literature review and stakeholder consultation.

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.nbcc.org.au/resources/resource.php?code=BNC

Specialist breast nurses: an evidence-based model for Australian practice

Organisation:

National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)

Comments:

Report outlining a model of care for women with breast cancer using specialist breast nurses

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.nbcc.org.au/resources/resource.php?code=SBN

Patient Navigator Research Program: Fact Sheet

Organisation:

National Cancer Institute

Comments:

Fact-sheet describing the National Cancer Institute’s research program to trial a process of using a patient navigator to help patients and their carers navigate the cancer journey.

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

US

URL:

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/PatientNavigator

 

Reports

The Evolution of the cancer nurse coordinator role: two years progress

Organisation:

NSW Cancer Institute

Comments:

Summary factsheet of a progress survey of cancer nurse coordinators in NSW.

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.cancerinstitute.org.au/cancer_inst/publications/pdfs/
abstracts/2007-12-24_cnsa2007_cancer-nurse-co-ordinator-role.pdf

Care coordination - striving to make the difference in Victoria

Organisation:

Department of Human Services Victoria

Comments:

Poster on Victorian care coordination strategy presented at Cancer Nurses Society of Australia conference (2005)

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/cancer/docs/ics/carepost.pdf

Cancer Care Coordination in Victoria Workshop report

Organisation:

Department of Human ServicesVictoria

Comments:

Report on a Victorian workshop held to explore approaches to care coordination.

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/cancer/docs/ics/carecoordination.pdf

National survey of coordinated care for breast cancer

Organisation:

National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)

Comments:

Report about a health professional and consumer survey investigating whether care is coordinated for breast cancer patients

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.nbocc.org.au/resources/resource.php?code=NSO

Border Cancer Care Coordination Final Report

Organisation:

Border Cancer Care Collaboration

Comments:

Summary report about the Border Cancer Care Collaboration project which included care coordination as one of its focus areas

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.bordercc.com/About.asp

The Cancer Journey: informing choice

Organisation:

Commonwealth of Australia

Comments:

Report on the Senate enquiry into the delivery of services for patients with cancer in Australia – includes a section on care coordination

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

Australia

URL:

http://www.aph.gov.au/SENATE/COMMITTEE/clac_ctte/cancer/report/index.htm

Review of information about patient navigation

Organisation:

C-Change Collaborating to Conquer Cancer Initiative

Comments:

Review of available information on patient navigation.

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

US

URL:

http://www.c-changetogether.org/pubs/pubs/CPNPaper.pdf

From cancer patient to cancer survivor: lost in transition

Organisation:

Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies

Comments:

Focuses on survivors of adult cancer during the phase of care that follows primary treatment. Includes information about the importance of care coordination.

Format:

Website - information

Target audience: 

Multidisciplinary

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of origin:

US

URL:

http://www.iom.edu/?id=31512

Consumer Information

What the cancer care coordinator can do for you

Organisation:

Scottsdale healthcare

Comments:

Patient flyer about cancer care coordination.

Format:

Web-based PDF

Target audience: 

Consumers

Accessibility:

Publicly available - no restrictions

Cost:

Free of charge

Country of Origin :

US

URL:

http://www.shc.org/pdf/Brochure_CancerCareCoordinator.pdf

 

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