http://breacan.org.au:80/services-events/information-sessions 2009-07-10T12:05:13Z breacan.org.au BreaCan /services-events/information-sessions/event/breast-surgery-making-decisions/ 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Unknown author <p>Jane O'Brien is an experienced breast surgeon who talks about what a breast cancer diagnosis means, the steps involved in surgery, and how she works with women in making decisions about their treatment and care. As part of the session Jane also discusses the common issues and difficulties that are faced by women at this early stage of treatment.</p> <p>This information session was recorded in October 2005 and is 60 minutes in duration (19MB), please be aware that it may take some time to download.</p> BreaCan /services-events/information-sessions/event/sleeping-soundly/ 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Unknown author <p>People with cancer face a range of significant physical and emotional stressors and the large majority will experience sleep problems at some point during their cancer experience. Justine Diggens, Clinical Psychologist from Peter Mac, talks about what contributes to sleep problems, what happens when we are sleep deprived, cancer specific factors that contribute to sleep loss and some strategies to get that good night’s sleep!</p> <p>This information session was recorded in April 2009 and is 60 minutes in duration (22MB) - please be aware that it may take a few minutes to download a file of this size.</p> BreaCan /services-events/information-sessions/event/breast-reconstruction-what-we-need-to-know/ 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Unknown author <p>Dr. Hamish Farrow is a plastic surgeon who works in the field of breast reconstruction. In this session, Hamish will cover a number of areas including what women need to consider when deciding on breast reconstruction, the types of reconstruction surgery available and new developments in the field today.</p> <p>This information session was recorded in April 2008 and is 80 minutes in duration (23MB) please be aware that it may take sometime to download the file.</p> BreaCan /services-events/information-sessions/event/now-what-what-happens-after-the-treatment-is-over/ 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Unknown author <p>Dr Carrie Lethborg, MSW PhD who works at St. Vincent’s Hospital, talks about the many issues common to women who have completed treatment for early breast cancer. Drawing on her research and clinical experience she discusses strategies to assist recovery, goal setting and learning to live with uncertainty.</p> <p>This information session was recorded in May 2004 and is 62 minutes in duration (21MB) please be aware that it may take sometime to download the file.</p>