Transcript Practicum & Internship

The Cyprus Anticancer Society
Andrea Kkoufou
Psychologist
[email protected]
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CYPRUS ANTICANCER
SOCIETY
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A non-profit organization that aims in providing the best
possible care for cancer patients and their families
Aims:
• Raise public's awareness about prevention
• Educate the public about the effects of early diagnosis of
cancer
• Palliative Care
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Cyprus Anticancer Society
• 1971
 Founded
• 1976
 Arodaphnousa
• 1992
 Home Care Service
• 1999
 Bank of Cyprus sponsor for
Christodoula March
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2011
 Evagorion Centre for Palliative Care
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2000
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Transportation of Cancer Patients to Bank of
Cyprus
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Oncology Center
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Social Work Service
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Counseling Services
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Physiotherapy
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Aromatherapy
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Day Care Centers (DCC)
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Medical Equipment
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2011
“EVAGORION CENTER FOR PALLIATIVE
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CARE”
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Inagurated on February 23rd, 2011 in Limassol
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Services offered at the Center
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Bloodtests and nursing treatment
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Psychosocial support and interventions
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Bereavement counseling
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Physiotherapy involving lymphoedema
Treatment
Transportation of patients to Nicosia for
treatment and follow ups
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Services offered for FREE at The
Cyprus Anticancer Society
• Arodaphnousa Hospice
• Home Care Service
• Day Care Service
• Psychosocial Support
• Transportation of patients to the Oncology
Center
• Physiotherapy
• Aromatherapy
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ARODAPHNOUSA
• ARODAPHNOUSA is our Palliative Care Center in
Nicosia. It hosts:
– 2 Doctors ( trained in palliative care and pain control)
– Nursing Staff
– Psychologist
– Sociologist
– Physiotherapist
– Aromatherapist
– Priest
– Volunteers
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Criteria for accepting in-patients
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Patients with advanced cancer who need constant and advanced
care which is not available or possible at home or in any other
medical facility
Patients are admitted in Arodaphnousa in order to:
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Assess and control pain and symptoms
To enable the families who are the main care givers at
home a period in which to rest and rejuvenate
themselves
To offer intense physiotherapy or therapy for the
lymphatic system
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HOME CARE SERVICE
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The Cyprus Anticancer Society offers home
care visits to cancer patients who are bed
ridden or unable to drive to get to the office
Our nurses, psychologists, social workers,
and physiotherapists are always there to
assess the condition of the patient and
respond to their needs
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DAY CARE CENTER
• The Day Care Center, aims at creating a
social support network for cancer patients
who have undergone therapies or are
currently receiving treatment
• It takes place once a week in all of our
offices in Cyprus
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Services offered at the Day
Care Centers
• Psychosocial Support
• Physiotherapy, occupational
therapy, aromatherapy
• Cooking classes
• Day trips
• Snacks and drinks
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Psychological Support
Psychological support and counseling services
offered at the centers is an essential part of the
wholistic
approach to
cancer patients' treatment
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It aims at helping the patient and his family:
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Understand their emotions
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Learn stress management and relaxation
techniques
Manage intense and uncomfortable feelings
(shock, fear, anxiety, depression, guilt,
denial, loneliness)
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Social Support
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The Social Work service at the Cyprus
Anticancer Society aims at:
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1) screening patients and familes with
complex needs and high levels of
distress
2) managing the social impacts of a
cancer diagnosis on the patient, their
family and the wider system
3) assisting with the many practical
challenges patients face (finances,
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Patients' Transportation
• Daily transportation of cancer patients from Pafos,
Limassol, Larnaca, Paralimni to BOCOC and Nicosia
General Hospital
• Patients who are receiving chemotherapy or
radiotherapy in Nicosia
• In 2010, 1667 patients used this service
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Physiotherapy
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Physiotherapy takes place at “Evagorion
Center of Palliative Care in Limassol” and
“Arodaphnousa Hospice” in Nicosia
Aims at:
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helping to regain independence and
function following treatment
Helping to reduce lyphoedema
(swelling related to treatment
involving lymph nodes area)
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Aromatherapy
• Offered only at “Arodaphonousa” in Nicosia
• Aromatherapy is a therapeutic use of essential oils for the
improvement of physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing
• Aromatherapy helps:
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Stimulate energy and appetite
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Provide some degree of pain relief
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Lessen anxiety and depression
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Ease chronic tension
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Improve quality of life
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Financial Resources
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Christodoula March
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Funerals (Donations in memory)
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Philanthropic Events
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Christmas Cards
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General Donations
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THANK YOU!
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