Cancer Optimal Care Pathway
Every person deserves to have access to the best breast cancer care. Cancer Australia and the Cancer Council have developed the Optimal Care Pathway which is a framework for the delivery of consistent, safe, high-quality, and evidence-based care for people with cancer. Covering every step from prevention and early detection through to recovery, living with a chronic disease, or end-of-life-care, they aim to improve patient outcomes through promoting quality cancer care and ensuring that all people diagnosed with cancer receive the best care, irrespective of where they live or receive cancer treatment.
The five key areas of the Optimal Care Pathway for people with breast cancer are:
- multidisciplinary care
- informed financial consent
- supportive care
- access to clinical trials
- optimal timeframes for delivering evidence-based care.
As lymphoedema practitioners its essential that we keep up to date with what is the current optimal care pathway as well as make sure that we utilise reputable resources.
Click on the buttons below to access the Optimal Care Pathway
BCNA Resources
The BCNA have a number of resources that can assist you and your clients.
Consumer Resources
There are a wealth of resources for your clients go to https://www.bcna.org.au/ including My Journey.
My Journey
My Journey was developed with assistance from breast cancer specialists and offers:
- Information and support tailored to your specific needs at all stages of your breast cancer journey including early breast cancer, DCIS, metastatic breast cancer and survivorship
- Immediate updates as new insights, research and clinical trials become available.
- Videos, webcasts and podcasts
It is accessible online or as a downloadable app, provides high quality, evidence-based information and insights from others diagnosed with breast cancer. It is easy to access via your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/bcna-resources/my-journey/
