Resources for health professionals
RFDS Resources
RFDS has been involved in piloting Skin Cancer clinics in far north Queensland. This link takes you to a journal article reporting on the outcomes of this pilot.
http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1048.pdf
Books
Hodgkinson, K and Gilchrist, J, eds. Psychosocial care of cancer patients: A health professional’s guide to what to say and do. 2008, Ausmed Publications: Melbourne
This book developed out of a desire to support and guide health professionals to provide compassionate, high-level psychosocial care to all those affected by cancer. It is suitable for all health professionals.
Guidelines
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC), Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer.
These evidence-based guidelines have been designed for use by all health professionals who come in contact with people during the course of cancer diagnosis and treatment. For free PDF download www.nbocc.org.au/resources/resource.php?code=PCA
Cancer Australia: About Cancer
This section of the Cancer Australia website provides information about cancer types and issues and provides a full list of Cancer Agencies and Organisations that aim to improve cancer control in Australia, including cancer consumer and community-funded cancer organisations:
Cancer Agencies and Organisations
www.canceraustralia.gov.au/about-cancer/cancer-control/cancer-agencies-and-organisations.aspx
Cancer Australia: Cancer Learning Hub
www.cancerlearning.gov.au
This is an excellent and extremely comprehensive website for health professionals. It contains 5 main sections and each one has a series of learning activities, case studies and resources for health professionals as well as consumer information. The Supportive Care section is extremely relevant:
Supportive Care
www.cancerlearning.gov.au/find/suppcare.php
This section is designed to assist health professionals understand and provide supportive care for cancer patients and carers. The other 4 sections are: Evidence and Treatments, Fundamentals of Oncology, Coordination of Care, and Multidisciplinary Care.
National Rural Health Alliance Fact Sheet # 8 Cancer in Rural Australia
http://nrha.ruralhealth.org.au/cms/uploads/factsheets/fact-sheet-08-cancer.pdf
The Alliance comprises 29 Member Bodies, each a national body in its own right, representing health professionals, service providers, consumers, educators and researchers who work in rural and remote Australia.
Services and Contacts for People with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Backgrounds
The following organisations can offer information to people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds about how to access appropriate information and support:
HealthInfoNet
www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/chronic-conditions/cancer
- Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)
- Aboriginal Health Branches in each State and Territory Department of Health
- Aboriginal Health Coordinators in each State and Territory area or regional health service
- Aboriginal Liaison Officers at major hospitals
- National Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations (NACCHO) and State and Territory equivalents
- Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS)
- Aboriginal Land Councils in each State and Territory
- Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)
- Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA)
- Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Workers Association (CATSISWA)
- Home and Community Care Workers (HACC).