Developing a Comprehensive Network of Rehabilitation Resources for Referral of Cancer Patients

Margaret L. Polinsky MS Clinical Social Worker, Cancer Rehabilitation Project, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024

Patricia A. Ganz MD Chief of Hematology and Oncology/Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine, Sepulveda, CA

Jacqueline Rofessart-O'Berry PhD Project Director, UCLA Cancer Rehabilitation Project, Department of Medicine , UCLA School of Medicine

Richard L. Heinrich MD Cheif/Adjunct Associate Professor, Biobehavorial Rehabilitation Research Laboratory/Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, VAMC, Sepulveda/UCLA School of Medicine

Cyndie Coscarelli Schag PhD Director/Assistant Research Psychologist, Psychosocial Research Program, Behavioral Rehabilitation Research Laboratory/Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, VAMC, Sepulveda/UCLA School of Medicine

Abstract

This article describes the systematic development of a comprehensive network of services to which cancer patients can be referred for assistance in meeting their rehabilitation needs. This referral network was designed for use by a social worker and an oncologist working with cancer patients in a large metropolitan area. The authors describe the process of establishing the network in detail and make suggestions for adapting it to different purposes and settings.

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