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Supporting the cancer journey

Person-centred cancer care emphasizes the overall well-being of the cancer patient — including attention to psychological, social, spiritual, informational, practical, physical and emotional needs — rather than focusing solely on treating the tumour or the disease site.

The Person-Centred Care Toolkit is a compilation of resources that offer support to people living with cancer, and to advocates, health-care teams and others working in cancer care.

The resource comprises four key documents, each offering support to cancer patients and advocates, and to volunteers and health-care teams who work with cancer patients.

In the toolkit:

• Vision for Cancer Care , a guiding document for the Partnership's Cancer Journey Action Group. The vision was created in consultation with cancer care professionals, volunteers, patients, families and survivors from across Canada.

• Getting Quality Care: What you can do, what you should know , a brief patient-education document that addresses key considerations for people living with cancer.

• Providing Person-Centred Cancer Care: A Learning Kit for Volunteers , designed to help volunteers, health-care professionals, front-line and other staff acquire a better understanding of the psychosocial needs of cancer patients and their families. Psychosocial needs encompass concerns that are not directly addressed by medical treatment. These requirements may be emotional, social, psychological, spiritual, financial/practical or informational needs. 
   
• Promoting Equity and Diversity in Cancer Care Settings , a review of current tools and resources to assist agencies and organizations as they implement equitable policies and practices in health care settings. 
   

• Guide for Implementing Screening for Distress, the 6th Vital Sign

• Pan Canadian Guideline: Assessment of Psychosocial Health Needs of the Adult Cancer Patient

• Guide to Implementing Navigation

• Featured Psychosocial Oncology Education Opportunities

• The Psychosocial Oncology Education Directory   to connect you with information relating to education opportunities available throughout Canada including courses, field/clinical placements and field/clinical training opportunities, research traning opportunities, conferences, workshops and retreats.

• Knowledge Exchange Decision Support Toolkit for Supportive Cancer Care, Final Report, 2009

• Supportive Cancer Care Programs: Further application of the Knowledge Exchange Decision Support Toolkit, Final Report 2009

• Two Navigation Programs: Further application of the Knowledge Exchange Decision Support Toolkit 

Last updated: July 14, 2010