Elements and Performance Criteria
- Promote the awareness of cancer - prevention, screening and early detection
- Provide accurate and current information about the nature, incidence and potential impacts of cancer in relation to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities
- Provide health information regarding cancer in plain language, using visual aids where appropriate
- Discuss risk factors relating to cancer in the context of local, cultural, community, family and individual issues
- Provide information on ways to prevent or reduce the risk of cancer
- Provide information about best practice guidelines around early detection of specific cancers that are in line with current recommendations
- Provide support to clients with cancer
- Provide support for clients with cancer and their families in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities in line with health service guidelines and identified protocols
- Provide culturally appropriate and current educational resources about cancer and its treatment to inform clients and their families
- Provide information about services available in the community and state in relation to addressing cancer issues
- Support clients to take a patient choice lead in determining their treatment and cancer care
- Facilitate appropriate referrals for clients with cancer in line with organisational guidelines and multidisciplinary clinical partnerships
- Maintain confidentiality to reflect community and health service guidelines
- Organise follow-up care for clients with cancer using computer information systems
- Organise follow-up care for clients with cancer using recall functions on computer information systems
- Provide current information about cancer survivorship and what this may mean in relation to family, community, and returning to work
- Explain palliation in a timely and culturally sensitive way to clients and their families
- Provide feedback about the effectiveness of cancer information and support provided by local health services
- Identify social and environmental factors that impact on cancer and address them in partnership with the Aboriginal community and other agencies