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Title

Breast Cancer Treatment - Managing The Impact

CPD hours

2 Educational activity

Eligibility

FACRRM Recommended

Curriculum domains

Provide expert medical care in all rural contexts 
Provide secondary medical care 

Curriculum learning areas

Adult internal medicine (AIM)
Mental health (MH)

Breast Cancer Treatment - Managing The Impact

Enrol

This course was developed by Cancer Australia as part of a six-part series on the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for women with early breast cancer. This course addresses breast cancer treatment and managing its immediate emotional and psychological impact.

Further information about follow-up and survivorship care is available in the Follow-up and Survivorship Care for Early Breast Cancer module part of this series.

If you are not an ACRRM member and wish to apply for free access (sponsored via Cancer Australia), please click here to register.

Online learning hours:
2.00
Total hours:
2.00
 
Learning objectives

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the impact of a diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer on a patient and their family
  • Recognise the steps to manage a person’s distress following the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer
  • Differentiate depression and anxiety from adjustment disorder following the diagnosis of breast cancer
  • Describe effective communication strategies that can be used with patients and their family, including discussing bad news

You will also be able to:

  • access relevant resources, and
  • access the additional Cancer Australia online courses about breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and care which complement this module.

 

Provider Information

Provider

Cancer Australia

Contact

Education Development Team

Phone

61 07 3105 8200

Fax

61 07 3105 8299

Email

education@acrrm.org.au