Psychosocial care that optimizes health and healing for every Canadian affected by cancer
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To foster the development, testing, implementation and sustainability of best practices in psychological, social, physical and spiritual well-being among individuals affected by cancer through:
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Clinical Practice GuidelinesThe evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) movement within oncology, as in other health fields, represents a trend in identifying best practices and standardizing treatments. Within psychosocial oncology, evidence-based CPGs, along with Standards of Care, can help increase awareness of the important and often unmet psychosocial needs of cancer patients. These guides to practice can be used by practitioners and organizations to identify and address the challenges and barriers in delivering high quality, accessible psychosocial care. CAPO, in collaboration with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) and other key partners, is leading initiatives to develop and disseminate national psychosocial oncology clinical practice guidelines. | WEBINARS |
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You, a friend or relative may have been recently diagnosed with cancer. This website has been created to help you find clarity and start you down the path of coping with cancer and finding support. | CAPO CREATESA new, interactive online hub. CAPO CREATES will serve as a gathering place for clinicians, researchers, trainees/students, patient partners, and any of our members with lived experience of cancer to come together as a community.
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English - Supporting children and teens when a family member has cancer. A guide for educators and healthcare professionals. Français - Soutenir les enfants et les adolescents lorsqu’un membre de la famille est atteint du cancer. Un guide pour les éducateurs, les professionnels de la santé ainsi que pour les patients et leurs proches. |
Framework to Hire Psychosocial Oncology Professionals, Staffing Ratio Formula & CalculatorThe purpose of the following guideline is to support administrators making decisions to hire health care professionals working in Psychosocial Oncology (PSO) in Canada. CAPO has undertaken this work to establish the minimum benchmarks in hiring practices for PSO programming. The framework has 10 factors to be considered in hiring practices to support the staffing formula. What makes this work unique is that the work environment and the scope of practice of the discipline needs to be well defined prior to determining other elements like work hours, direct vs indirect patient care activities, labor practices etc. A well-resourced infrastructure with efficient processes for PSO programming paired with highly committed and qualified clinicians will ensure that cancer patients and families receive services that address their needs with positive and measured outcomes. by Carole Mayer *, Marianne Arab, Kimberley Thibodeau, Celestina Martopullo has been published in Current Oncology as part of the Special Issue Building Hope for the Next Decade of Psychosocial Oncology: Optimizing the Integration of Supportive Care into Oncology Care and is available online. Accessing the Framework and Calculator: The Framework and Calculator are available at no cost to all CAPO members. If you are interested in accessing these tools, you can join CAPO here. There are many other advantages to being a CAPO member including opportunities to connect with a vast network of PSO clinicians and administrators across Canada, reduced rates for our annual conference and access to webinars and many different research opportunities. CAPO members can access the framework and calculator here:
Read more about the document and calculator on the CAPO Clinical Advisory Committee page . | CAPO Digest
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