Pfizer & Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators (AONN+) and Pfizer: Patient Navigator Tool Kit; Care 2.0 

Toolkit Description:   The Patient Navigation in Cancer Care Toolkit examines the history and evolution of navigation, the core competencies, current models of navigation, and the role of the navigator along the care continuum. The toolkit also explores the importance of administrative engagement and standardized metrics for the development of a successful navigation program. Important resources are provided in this toolkit for professional and program development. Also available is the Metastatic Breast Cancer Navigation Resource and the Advanced Prostate Cancer Navigation Resource. 

Audience: New navigators and administrators

Link:  https://www.patientnavigation.com/

2021 Lung Cancer Screening: Patient Navigator Roadmap

Toolkit description: The Lung Cancer Screening Patient Navigator Roadmap provides patient navigators with tools to improve lung cancer screening rates among their clients.  The toolkit provides background information on lung cancer screening and the navigation role in the process. The toolkit is also connected to an online course for navigators which builds off the toolkit.

Highlights: Provides details and links to resources for lung cancer screening navigation programs. The toolkit contains the follow information:

• How to use navigators in lung cancer screening programs
• Evidence-based strategies to address screening barriers and disparities
• Lung cancer screening program set-up to tools
• Tips on integrating smoking cessation into screening programs
• Ultimately, this toolkit is designed to improve lung cancer screening rates and adherence, maximize screening benefit, and reduce lung cancer deaths.

The Toolkit is divided into distinct chapters. These chapters are based on the specific aspects of patient navigation in lung cancer screening uptake, implementation, and processes. The use of the toolkit will depend on the needs and phase of your individual program, you may not need to use every tool, or even read every chapter.

Audience:  Lung cancer screening navigators

Link:  https://patientnavigatortraining.org/lung-cancer-screening-toolkit/

The Boston Medical Center Patient Navigation Tool Kit is designed to help in planning and implementing a Patient Navigation program. The free tool kit is comprised of 3 separate volumes, designed for Program Planners, Supervisors and Patient Navigators.  It provides a stepwise approach with case studies, examples, templates and checklists. It includes program development, writing a job description, hiring, identifying tasks and skills, patient navigator competencies and training, as well as metrics for evaluating your program and patient navigator performance.   

The toolkits contain evidence-based and experience-based examples, case studies, practical tools, and resources to help:

• Establish an evidence-based patient navigation program tailored to reduce barriers for patients
• Incorporate best practices to enhance current patient navigation programs or services
• Implement a patient navigation model to address any targeted medical condition
• where disparities exist
• Hire, prepare, supervise, support, and retain effective Patient Navigators
• Navigate patients who experience health disparities
• Reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes for patients.

Audience: Patient navigator program planners, health system administrators, patient navigation supervisory staff, patient navigators.

Link: https://ncihub.org/resources/1600/download/BMC_Patient_Navigation_Toolkit_-_Vol_1.pdf  

This site includes videos from Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology:  Proceedings of a Workshop.