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Strengthening Cancer Care Psychosocial Support Module |
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Organisation: |
Cancer Australia & Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
Comments: |
This Strengthening Cancer Care: Psychosocial Support Module draws heavily upon the Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer. It aims to assist health professionals to provide optimal, evidence-based psychosocial care of adults with cancer, and their families.
Using these guidelines and other resources ensures that the best available evidence is used as a basis for meeting the psychosocial and other support needs of people with cancer. |
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Website - educational tool |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
Accessibility: |
Registration required |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
Accrediting Body: |
RACGP Category 2 |
URL: |
http://www.gplearning.com.au |
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Cancer Australia Frontline Psychosocial Support Tutorial |
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Organisation: |
Cancer Australia |
Comments: |
This activity comprises 3 case studies addressing the skills required to deal with a person with cancer in acute distress |
Format: |
Website - educational tool |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
Accessibility: |
Registration required |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
Accrediting Body: |
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URL: |
http://www.cancerlearning.gov.au/frontline/ |
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Communication skills training initiative |
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Organisation: |
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) |
Comments: |
A series of workshops designed to improve communication skills for cancer professionals. |
Format: |
Training workshop |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Payment required. Contact NBOCC for details. |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
URL: |
http://www.nbocc.org.au/bestpractice/commskills/workshops.html |
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Cancer 101 for Mental Health Professionals |
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Organisation: |
American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) |
Comments: |
This Continuing Education program is intended to educate mental health professionals about cancer, its treatment, and common symptoms and side-effects. The objectives of this program (4 webcasts) are for participants to be able to:
- describe the etiology and incidence of cancer;
- examine treatment strategies for most common forms of cancer; and
- appreciate the incidence and management of common symptoms associated with cancer.
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Format: |
Website - educational tool |
Target audience: |
Allied health - counselling |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
US |
Accrediting Body: |
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URL: |
http://www.apos-society.org/professionals/meetings-ed/webcasts/webcasts-ican3.aspx |
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Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Survivorship |
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Organisation: |
American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) |
Comments: |
This Continuing Education program is intended to educate cancer care professionals about the psychosocial issues faced by cancer survivors, to help create follow-up to cancer care in which the psychosocial aspect is fully integrated, and to help ensure that no survivor who is distressed goes unrecognized and untreated. The objectives of this program (4 webcasts) are for participants to be able to:
- understand the psychosocial issues faced by cancer survivors;
- rapidly identify the survivors who are distressed; and
- treat distressed survivors or refer them to appropriate counseling resources.
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Format: |
Website - educational tool |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
US |
Accrediting Body: |
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URL: |
http://www.apos-society.org/professionals/meetings-ed/webcasts/webcasts-survivorship.aspx |
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Distress Management Training for Oncology Nurses |
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Organisation: |
American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) |
Comments: |
This continuing education program is intended to educate oncology nurses on the recognition and management of distress among cancer patients and their caregivers. Includes 4 webcasts. |
Format: |
Website - educational tool |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
US |
Accrediting Body: |
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URL: |
http://www.apos-society.org/professionals/meetings-ed/webcasts/webcasts-ican2.aspx |
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Multidisciplinary Training in Psycho-Oncology |
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Organisation: |
American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) |
Comments: |
The "Multidisciplinary Training in Psycho-Oncology" is offered by the APOS Institute for Research and Education (AIRE) at no cost and is intended to train cancer care professionals in key areas of psychosocial oncology. The program includes fifteen Webcast lectures in the five following tracks.
- Introduction to Oncology
- Program Administration
- Symptom Detection and Management (eight webcasts)
- Interventions (four webcasts)
- Population-Specific Issues
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Format: |
Website - educational tool |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
US |
Accrediting Body: |
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URL: |
http://www.apos-society.org/professionals/meetings-ed/webcasts/webcasts-multidisciplinary.aspx |
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Multilingual Core Curriculum in Psycho-Oncology |
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Organisation: |
International Psycho-Oncology Society |
Comments: |
Series of online presentations on psycho-oncology available in different languages. Topics include: Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Cancer Care, Anxiety and Adjustment in Cancer Patients, Distress Management in Cancer, Depression and Depressive Disorders in Cancer Patients and Psychosocial Assessment in Cancer Patients. |
Format: |
Website - educational tool |
Target audience: |
Allied health - counselling |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
US |
URL: |
http://www.ipos-society.org/professionals/meetings-ed/core-curriculum/core-curriculum-pres.htm# |
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