Path to Care is committed to improving patient experience when they are referred to specialty health care services outside what their family doctor can provide.
At Compassion House Foundation, we have a vision to create a sanctuary of healing support. We make it our mission to support women fighting cancer by providing safe, comfortable and affordable accommodations during their cancer journey and delivering much needed programs and services post-treatment.
This guide discusses support for Indigenous people who are entering the cancer treatment system. Its development was
supported by the Alberta Cancer Foundation.
Nutrition is powerful! It can be used to help people—including those with cancer—live longer with better health. This cookbook is particularly focused on muscle health, which is related to the amount and type of protein in our diets.
Since 1996, Mesothelioma.com has been dedicated to providing the latest medical information on mesothelioma, spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and helping victims connect with legal resources
This resources serves as an advocacy centre, providing hope and delivering quality resources and information for patients and loved ones coping with mesothelioma.
Silent Enemy is a comic designed to provide education and awareness to youth about cancer. It was developed on request of a First Nations community and created in partnership with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA in BC) and CAREX Canada (a CARcinogen EXposure research group based at Simon Fraser University
Offers programs and services for cancer patients and their caregivers. Locations in Calgary and Edmonton, and services available in Red Deer and Lethbridge. Online programs for all Albertans.
Wellspring’s evidence-informed online and in-person programs include member only and open to the public offerings. These programs are available free of charge and without referral.
Resources for staff and clinicians to use and interpret with their patients and patient's families.
A national community-based organization of volunteers whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer..
At Compassion House Foundation, we have a vision to create a sanctuary of healing support. We make it our mission to support women fighting cancer by providing safe, comfortable and affordable accommodations during their cancer journey and delivering much needed programs and services post-treatment.
Nutrition is powerful! It can be used to help people—including those with cancer—live longer with better health. This cookbook is particularly focused on muscle health, which is related to the amount and type of protein in our diets.
Offers programs and services for cancer patients and their caregivers. Locations in Calgary and Edmonton, and services available in Red Deer and Lethbridge. Online programs for all Albertans.
Wellspring’s evidence-informed online and in-person programs include member only and open to the public offerings. These programs are available free of charge and without referral.
Since 1996, Mesothelioma.com has been dedicated to providing the latest medical information on mesothelioma, spreading awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and helping victims connect with legal resources
Offers a variety of resources to patients and their caregivers, including guidelines for patients, patient and payment assistance information, and clinical trial enrollment information.
First cancer information website, launched in 1994; provides tools and educational materials to support practitioners, including treatment education, psychosocial support and survivorship care plans.
Founded by an oral cancer survivor, Brian R. Hill, the foundation’s goals are supported by a Scientific Advisory Board composed of leading cancer authorities from varied medical and dental specialties, drawn from premier cancer treatment, research, and educational institutions in the US.
This resources serves as an advocacy centre, providing hope and delivering quality resources and information for patients and loved ones coping with mesothelioma.
AHS-reviewed and Alberta-optimized patient teaching handouts are available within Connect Care and at MyHealth.Alberta.ca/handouts. Within Connect Care, educational handouts are about care instructions related to various medical conditions, treatments, medications, before and after care as well as brief general info. These can be favorited by HCPs for future quick access, personalized with some specific instructions to a patient and then added to the After Visit Summary.
Lippincott, DynaMed, and Lexidrug offer additional sources of patient information, which you may consider using to support your patient's information needs. Use your clinical judgment when deciding if one of these supplementary sources is right for your patient. In DynaMed, use the search box to find a relevant topic, and use the left side navigation to select the "Patient Information" heading. In Lippincott Advisor, see the "Patient Teaching Handouts" section and in Lexidrug you'll find a "Patient Education" tab in the top menu.
