Table 4.
Training Content Areas and Delivery Methods
| Learning Objective | Teaching Methods | |
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| 1. Describe the role of a Cancer Patient Navigator | L | •View lecture on cancer patient navigation: definition and role |
| CA | •Talk story with a patient navigator | |
| W | •Write about new knowledge/skills and how they can be applied in your work (after each day) | |
| CA | •Give examples of how knowledge/skills have been applied (end of last class) | |
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| 2. Explain the importance of confidentiality. | L | •View lecture on confidentiality and HIPAA |
| L | •View lecture on culture and communication | |
| CA | •Discuss personal culture and communication styles | |
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| 3. Describe barriers to cancer care and ways to overcome them | L | •View lecture on cancer patient navigation: definition and role |
| CA | •Discuss beliefs that can limit help seeking | |
| W | •Write how to overcome specific barriers | |
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| 4. Identify unique tests and treatments of cancer. (focus on 8 types) | L | •View lecture on cancer 101 |
| L | •Receive information on specific cancers from providers during facility Tours | |
| T | •Tour cancer diagnostic and treatment facilities, including treatment rooms and equipment | |
| CA | •Talk story with cancer patients and their families | |
| W | •Complete worksheets on specific cancers, including sections on medical, social, and psychological issues for patient cases. | |
| RB | •Add to resource binder | |
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| 5. Identify related physical, psychological and social issues likely to face people with cancer and their Families | L | •View lecture on psychological issues for patients, families, and Navigators |
| CA | •Talk story with cancer patients and their families | |
| W | •Search Web and complete worksheet on side-effects and nutritional issues of treatment | |
| RB | •Add to resource binder | |
| CA | •Use “100s of Questions” booklet to identify questions the patient should ask | |
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| 6. Demonstrate the ability to gather Data and put it into a “Patient Record”. | L | •View lecture on types of information a patient should keep |
| CA | •Review a model of a record the patient may want to keep | |
| RB | •Find and review free resources for patient record keeping, add to resource binder | |
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| 7. Find reliable cancer info from agencies and on the Web. | CA | •Explore the website for the Cancer Information Services (CIS) |
| W | •Find the answers to these cancer questions online and by phone | |
| NL | •Lunch with CIS and American Cancer Society (ACS) staff. | |
| RB | •Add to resource binder. | |
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| 8. Describe cancer- related services available in your community. | T | •Tour of cancer diagnostic and treatment facilities |
| L | •View lecture on financial services, including pharmaceutical assistance programs | |
| NL | •Lunch with CIS, ACS, and other providers of cancer care. | |
| W | •Develop resource list for a specific cancer patient case. | |
| RB | •Add to resource binder. | |
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| 9. List advantages of participating in clinical trials and barriers to participation. | L | •View lecture on clinical trials: advantages and barriers |
| T | •Tours of facilities and agencies connected with clinical trials | |
| CA | •Talk story with patient who benefitted from clinical trial | |
| NL | •Lunch with clinical trials network | |
| RB | •Add to resource binder. | |
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| 10. Define palliative care and hospice care. | L | •View lecture on palliative care and hospice |
| T | •Tour of facilities that provide hospice and/or palliative care | |
| NL | •Lunch with palliative care network | |
| RB | •Add to resource binder. | |
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| 11. Complete an Advance directive. | L | •View lecture on advance directives and end of life issues |
| W | •Complete an advance directive for oneself | |
| CA | •Discuss feelings associated with talking about the end of life | |
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| 12. Demonstrate the ability to work Through “mock” cancer cases. | L | •View lecture on case management |
| CA | •Work through cancer cases to practice identifying barriers and information/resource needs; these can be completed individually or discussed and/or role played by small groups. | |
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| 13. Organize a Resource binder | RB | •The “resource binder” exercise is introduced on the first day of class, and a completed binder is due on the last day. Students take this binder to the worksite to use as a cancer patient navigator. |
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| 14. Describe ways to care for Yourself | L | •View lecture on burnout and grief |
| CA | •Participate in relaxation exercises | |
L=lecture, CA=class activities, T=tours, NL=networking lunches, W=writing, RB=resource binder