About this education resource

This resource is at prototype stage for evaluation as part of the NEAT-CARE study; please complete the REDCap survey linked at the end of the course to help us improve it with your feedback.

What will I learn? 

This course has been developed:

To equip nurses with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to patients’ complex physical and social determinant of health needs in cancer care through the systematic application of the Nurse Equity Assessment Tool (NEAT).

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, nurses will be able to:

• Recognise how social determinant of health needs influence patients’ access to and experience of cancer care
• Demonstrate understanding of the purpose, structure, and application of the NEAT
• Apply the NEAT confidently as an integrated component of clinical consultations with people affected by cancer

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, nurses will be able to:

• Identify social determinants of health needs that may create barriers or facilitate access to cancer care
• Integrate the NEAT into routine clinical practice utilising patient-centred communication skills
• Recognise, and have skills to respond to complex physical and social determinant of health needs identified through use of the NEAT, and use data generated to inform comprehensive, person-centred care planning

Course Overview

1. Introduction

2. What is The Nursing Equity Assessment Tool
3. Health Equity
4. Applying The NEAT
5. Essential Communication Skills
6. Using the NEAT in Practice
7. Summary

Who will I learn from? 

The course content was developed by the NEAT project team at the University of Melbourne, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the VCCC Alliance 

Academic and Design Team

Project Lead

Prof. Mei Krishnasamy, Lead Investigator, University of Melbourne

Project Officers

Elizabeth Crone, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Holly Chung, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Project Team

Kathleen Wilkins, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance 

Shu-Yi Soong, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre 

Amelia Hyatt, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre 

Sharon De Graves, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance 

Lesley McKarney, VCCC Alliance

Education Development and Design

Erin Turner, VCCC Alliance

Acknowledgments

This education resource was supported by the VCCC Alliance. The views expressed in this resource do not represent those of the VCCC Alliance.