Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorDonovan, J
dc.contributor.authorHawes, C
dc.contributor.authorBorbasi, Sally Ann
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Y
dc.contributor.authorPiller, N
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, N
dc.contributor.authordeCrespigny, C
dc.contributor.editorGlenn Gardner
dc.date.accessioned2006-11-15
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-28T01:24:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-02T01:08:11Z
dc.date.available2015-04-28T01:24:25Z
dc.date.available2017-03-02T01:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.identifier.issn1322-7696
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60045-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/67368
dc.description.abstractThis article describes the collaborative processes involved in the implementation of a free public health screening program for people at risk of lymphoedema following the removal of lymph nodes during surgery to control breast, prostate and other cancers, or injury. The planning phase of the program is described with emphasis on the need to secure a well situated venue, the commitment of a cohort of key health professionals, service club and lay volunteers, and the need to. carefully target and publicise the event widely. The implementation phase requires careful consideration of the physical layout of the event, the direction and management of the flow of human traffic, information and equipment requirements, and recognition that screening programs place people in vulnerable positions. Effective communication skills are essential, as is a knowledge of where people can be referred should the need arise. A budget is provided together with discussion regarding the success of the program and recommendations for future consideration such as the need to target men to attend screening and lor long term follow up of the outcomes.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.publisherRoyal College of Nursing Australia
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefromi
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoiv
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCollegian
dc.relation.ispartofvolume9
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1110
dc.titleOur interest is swelling: A collaborative venture to establish the world's first free public screening of lymphoedema.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codec1x
gro.facultyGriffith Health Faculty
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBorbasi, Sally A.


Files in this item

FilesSizeFormatView

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

  • Journal articles
    Contains articles published by Griffith authors in scholarly journals.

Show simple item record