The purpose of this framework is to guide cancer care providers and networks in planning, developing and implementing professional development activities and programs.
The Framework is based on:
- The stages and needs of people with cancer as they move along the "patient pathway."
- The "optimal service outcomes" stemming from those needs and described in the National Service Improvement Framework for Cancer Services and recent state and territory cancer plans.
- The priority service areas identified by the needs analysis conducted in phase I of the PD project.
- Current evidence based guidelines for areas of professional practice.
It is presented as a matrix which describes: the needs of people with cancer; the optimal services to meet those needs; and the organisational support required for health professionals to acquire the knowledge and skills to provide the optimum service.
The Framework has been validated by national and international experts.
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The Framework includes:
- a model for professional development for nurses in cancer control; and
- pathways for the development of nursing competency in cancer control.
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Developed from the National Cancer Nursing Education Project (EdCaN), these learning resources include a competency standards framework and a suite of learning resources targeted at building capacity of the nursing workforce in cancer control, with the ultimate aim of improving health outcomes for people affected by cancer.
The resources are designed to support the professional development of all nurses in cancer care regardless of experience or setting. They provide highly flexible and accessible education materials to help:
- all nurses achieve the core capabilities required in cancer control
- specialist cancer nurses benchmark against the specialist cancer nurse competency standards
- educators facilitate learning for all nurses in cancer control.
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Developed in consultation with some of Australia’s leading clinicians and health care managers, this module aims to address some of the workplace issues and sources of conflict that may impact upon the professional relationship between clinicians and health care managers.
Over three sections, Exploring the Divide, Identifying Common Ground, and Working Together toward Change, the module provides information, first-hand advice, case studies, practical skills and other activities to assist clinicians and managers to understand the others’ perspective to enhance their relationship in order to better support each other in the shared goal of providing optimal patient care.
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The multidisciplinary care toolkit aims to optimise the multidisciplinary team's contribution to patient care through establishing and enhancing effective team participation.
This toolkit provides practical information, practice improvement activities and resources for health professionals to utilise within their multidisciplinary teams, including case studies of of teams who have implemented improvement strategies within their teams.
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The frontline tutorial explores how to respond to cancer patients who are experiencing acute distress and in need of immediate psychosocial support.
In this tutorial professionals are introduced to practical supportive techniques when responding to a patient who is either angry, distressed or in a state of depression; and techniques to promote hope and dignity in patients facing advanced cancer.
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Health professionals can provide sound, practical strategies based on current evidence to help reduce patient and family distress during and after diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Developed by Cancer Australia and RACGP, the Strengthening cancer care: psychosocial support module on gplearning is a indivdual Category 2 activity that helps health professionals identify and provide support for adults living with, and affected by cancer.
The module has also been included in a new gplearning Active Learning Module Category 1 activity, Female Cancer and Psychosocial Support.
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