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Welcome - Thank you for joining this online group! My name is Michelle and I’m a Program Coordinator at BCNA. My main focus is to drive a new Work and Breast Cancer program. This program aims to increase the capacity of both employees and employers to support employment following a diagnosis of breast cancer. In 2016 BCNA conducted research to identify gaps in information and support in the workplace for both employees and employers following a diagnosis of breast cancer. This program will deliver a range of support initiatives to fill these gaps and will include resources, an advisory (information and referral) telephone service and peer to peer discussions within BCNA’s online network. How can you help with this program? We’re wanting to start discussions within the online network around work and breast cancer. To do this we want to hear your experiences – good or challenging! We want to build a list of key challenges, inform discussions and build a network of online champions on the topic of work and breast cancer. If you feel comfortable – we would love for you share your experience of breast cancer and work with us? Did you have challenges relating to your employment? Did you have a very supportive employer? Were you self-employed? Do you have tips for others going through this now? I look forward to hearing from you and reading your experience in the comments below. You can also contact me on mwhittingham@bcna.org.au or 1800 500 258. Michelle
Managing the cost of breast cancer webcast: tips and resources
Hi everyone, BCNA are holding a webcast on Thursday 16 September, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm AEST on managing the cost of breast cancer: tips and resources. For many people with breast cancer, the financial costs associated with treatment and care can be substantial. General day-to-day expenses continue, while you may also have to pay for specialist appointments, tests and scans, medicines and other treatments, counselling, travel and so on. If you're unable to continue in paid work, the loss of income can also contribute to financial pressure on you and your family. Even when treatment is finished, you may still struggle financially, or you may face the longer-term impacts of ongoing care. For some people, getting by financially is no easy task, even at the best of times. Money worries can have a big impact on how you and your family cope. Informed financial consent requires people to have information about costs and support to make informed decisions about their care. We will hear from Financial Counsellor at Cancer Council Victoria, Antony Mitchell who has a community focus and experience with working with a number of not for profits, and BCNA Consumer Representative Jodie Lydeker who was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer 3 years ago, and detected again in 2021. Jodie will share insight into her lived experience of the financial stress associated with the disease. In this webcast we will explore managing the costs of breast cancer including informed financial consent, public vs private healthcare, hidden and common out-of-pocket costs, questions to ask your healthcare provider, financial wellbeing, career impacts, issues for those who live in rural and remote areas and the resources and support available to you. To register, please follow this link, https://www.bcna.org.au/webcasts-new/managing-the-cost-of-breast-cancer-webcast-tips-and-resources/ Event Details When: Thursday, 16 September 2021 What Time: 07:00 PM AEST - 08:00 PM AEST Local Times: - WA: 5:00 PM - NT, SA: 6:30 PM - QLD, ACT, NSW, TAS, VIC: 7:00 PM
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About Work and breast cancer
This public group connects members around the topics related to employment and breast cancer.
Owned by: BCNA_Mod, Giovanna_BCNA, and Ann-MarieCreated: 6 months agoOpen Group