Table 1.
Excerpt from navigation in-service training topics
| Topic | Approximate time |
|---|---|
| Overview of the study | 3 |
| NIH protection of human subjects (online training) | 3 |
| Confidentiality | 3 |
| HIPAA (provided by local healthcare clinics) | 6 |
| Overview of navigation programs | 3 |
| Audience response system (ARS) evaluation | 3 |
| Presentation skills | 3 |
| Online evaluation program | 6 |
| Healthy eating | 6 |
| Energy balance | 6 |
| Reducing exposure to environmental contamination | 3 |
| Cancer 100 Overview | 3 |
| “Get on the path to breast health” | 6 |
| “Get on the path to cervix health” (includes HPV vaccines) | 6 |
| “Get on the path to colon health” | 6 |
| “Get on the path to lung health” | 6 |
| “Get on the path to prostate health” | 6 |
| Navigating the local healthcare system | 3 |
| Cancer 101 diagnoses and tests | 3 |
| Cancer 102 treatment, managing side effects | 3 |
| “Native American Cancer Education for Survivors” (NACES) quality of life | 3 |
| Clinical trials | 3 |
| Survivors support circles | 3 |
| Palliative care for the native cancer patient | 3 |
| Supporting the family caregiver | 3 |
| Advanced directives, wills | 3 |
| Hospice care (benefits, limitations, choices) | 3 |
| “~20 hours for additional topics as requested by navigators or staff = 125+ | 108 |