Module Three
Admission to this course is by selection only and applicants need to have completed at least Module Two. Applicants also need to committ to both Module Three and Four which will run approx one month apart.
Module Three and Four are now held at Austin Health in Melbourne, Victoria, where the first stage of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre is due to open in mid-2012.
- 8 units
- 9am to 5pm four days
- Includes hospital visits to chemotherapy and radiotherapy services
- The first OM3 was run at Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAH) in August 2009 with 9 therapists. They did 23 treatments on clients from the SAH cancer support groups, 3 treatments on staff and over 40 seated massages on cancer ward and radiaion oncology staff. A splendid beginning to the advanced level OM hospital training.
- Unit 1 - Introduction to working in a hospital ward as part of a medical team; OMM2 review; review of 4C’s; Revival of massage as a medical treatment; OH&S in hospital.
- Unit 2 - Communicating with doctors and understanding medical training. Review of research; how to get information from research papers; the importance of referencing. The vocabulary of oncology departments.
- Unit 3 - Adapting to hospital culture and teamwork; infection control; a nursing perspective of oncology massage – nurse educator lecture.
- Unit 4 - Medical devices and procedures; Medical aromatherapy. Therapeutic Touch; Visit to the chemotherapy infusion unit, radiotherapy department and the oncology ward. Patient management and draping in the wards, out patient clinic and massage room.
- Unit 5 - A Chaplaincy perspective of oncology massage. When to call for emotional support for the patient and for yourself.
- Unit 6 - Practical – in or out patient, seated massage; intake notes, observation techniques, supervised treatment.
- Unit 7 - Exam, multi-choice and oral.
- Unit 8 - Debrief of practical session and exam; review of self care; information about Module 4.