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Recommendations for the Delivery of Psychosocial Oncology Services in Ontario

Guideline Objective

  • To promote a consistent identity for PSO;
  • To provide recommendations around the components of service and providers of service for high-quality and equitable PSO services within a Regional Cancer Program; and
  • To articulate the relationships and important linkages between PSO and other programs and services within Regional Cancer Programs that provide or support psychosocial care.

Intended Guideline Users

The primary target audiences for this report are clinicians and administrators from the Regional Cancer Programs and Cancer Care Ontario. The secondary audiences are patients and families, community-based organizations, and provincial and federal organizations.

Modality: 

Supportive Interventions Care

Surgery

Radiopharmaceuticals

Radiation Treatment

Primary Care

Psychosocial Oncology Care

Transplantation

Person Centered Care

Patient Education

Endoscopic Procedures

Focal Ablation Therapy

Chemotherapy

Brachytherapy

Alternative Therapy

Biological Therapy

Hormonal Therapy

Imaging

Palliative Care

Pathology and Laboratory Testing

Nursing Care

Interventional Radiology Procedures

Immunotherapy

Active Surveillance

PEBC: 

Non PEBC

Cancer Continuum: 

Prevention

Screening

Diagnosis

Treatment

Survivorship

End-of-life Care

Integrated Care

Type of Content: 

Guidelines & Advice

Health System

Authors:  Psychosocial Oncology Program Universal Date:  2018-04-03 00:00:00