Health Professionals
The success and relevance of BreaCan relies heavily on working collaboratively with a range of services in the cancer sector. Like many support services, BreaCan believes the best level of care is the result of healthcare providers working in tandem. Each year BreaCan establishes new relationships with relevant services to increase its capacity to meet the needs of women who access the service.
BreaCan can assist you in your work through:
- providing information and support to a patient you may refer,
- providing information resources upon request through the resource library,
- advocating on behalf of a patient,
- recommending local community supports and services,
- collaborating in staging a public forum in your local community,
- speaking at professional development sessions/forums,
- speaking at end of treatment groups,
- partnering in the submission for funding around supportive care projects and resources,
- assisting in the promotion of workshops, seminars and forums.
Medical professionals and cancer service providers are the most common source of referral for BreaCan service users. In some situations a health professional may ask us to call their client directly. It is often easier for a woman to pick up the phone than to make the first call herself.
As an example of a collaborative project, BreaCan in 2008 ran a music therapy program in partnership with the Royal Women's Hospital, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Health, which saw a group of women come together over 5 weeks to produce songs that assisted them in dealing with their end of treatment phase.
If you would like to know more about what BreaCan can do to work more closely with you and your clients, please send us a request or call directly on 1300 781 500.
