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Cancer Care Patient Navigation: A Call to Action
"Breast Care Coordinators/Navigators Orientation Manual"
This manual is designed to be a resource for nurses who are new to the role of being a nurse navigator in breast care. Developed by Fox Chase Cancer Center and Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners Breast Care Coordinators/Navigators, the manual includes the most current information available on the role of a navigator as well as on breast cancer management along the continuum of care. Resources and tools for navigators are included.
For more information or to order a manual ($25 plus handling), contact partners@fccc.edu. This manual was developed with the support of an American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer grant.
Cancer Care Patient Navigation: Other Resources
This section features articles from Oncology Issues, a bibliography, and links to online resources from the National Cancer Institute and the Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute.
ACCC's Publications:
- Designed for Success
Developing and implementing a pilot breast navigation program using the Six Sigma methodology(Oncology Issues, January/February 2009) - Establishing a Breast Care Network in a 9-facility Healthcare System
(Oncology Issues March/April 2009) - Partnering with Cancer Survivors
Finding a Model and Founding Principles (Oncology Issues September/October 2007) - Ethnic Diversity and Cultural Competency in Cancer Care
(Oncology Issues September/October 2007) - Clearing the Way
Practical Strategies for Improving Health Literacy and Cancer Communication (Oncology Issues, September/October 2007) - Patient Navigation & Cultural Competency in Cancer Care
(Oncology Issues September/October 2007) - Oncology Nurse Care Coordinators as Navigators
Improving cancer disease management and the patient experience (Oncology Issues, July/August 2006) - Patient Navigation: Whose Job Is It?
(Oncology Issues, September/October 2005) - What a Patient Navigator Brings to Cancer Care
(Oncology Issues, May/June 2005) - 3 Model Community Cancer
The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention (Oncology Issues, November/December 2004) - A Model Patient Navigation Program
Breaking down barriers to ensure that all individuals with cancer receive timely diagnosis and treatment (Oncology Issues, September/October 2004)
Bibliography/Resource List
The list includes publications and useful links.
National Cancer Institute:
- NCI's Patient Navigator Research Program: Fact Sheet
- Patient Navigator Background Information
- Patient Navigation Information: Publications, Web Sites, and Applications
The Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute.
The Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute provides information on patient navigation development and a training opportunity in the Freeman patient navigation model.
If you have any comments about this project, or if you want to suggest a topic for consideration or report a problem—we would like to hear from you.
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