What is the OIN? | oinguide.dev

Health care professionals use the PS Form to help explain medical details and important next steps to the patient.

With the PS Form, the patient accesses the website. In plain language they learn about treatments, recovery and find community resources.

Integrated As Part Of Care

The Patient Summary Form (PS Form) is our key intervention. Doctors use it to easily communicate diagnosis details and next steps for the patient. Patients use it to access the website.

Variations of the PS Form are provided for multiple situations:

At the point of diagnosis
Pre-treatment
Post-treatment
Discharge and follow-up (for survivorship planning)

Education. Navigation. Survivorship. A comprehensive approach for people with cancer.

The cancer journey doesn’t end after treatment.

By encompassing the entire cancer journey, the OIN addresses patients’ concerns at all stages of the cancer experience.

Addressing All Concerns

A patient's concerns often include health status, work, family and finances. When all of these are adequately answered, patients can more fully participate in their care and recovery.

The OIN comprehensively addresses the challenges along the entire cancer journey. Patients gain understanding and the tools to live well — even with cancer.

Identifying What's Important

There are questions patients will not know to ask. The OIN explains what patients should ask their health care professionals while also highlighting the key issues where they can take action.

For example: “Is this really the best treatment?”

Content of the OIN includes:

Plain-language explanations of treatments and the factors that affect treatment decisions
Information identifying complex procedures
When it's wise to seek a second opinion
Information on the physical and emotional impact of a treatment

Pivotal Questions, Thoughtful Answers

Cancer affects all aspects of a person's life. A simple question may require many types of answers.

For example: “Can I work during treatment?”

Content of the OIN includes:

Information about how your schedule and ability to perform routine tasks may be affected by treatment
A guide to informing the workplace
Sources of financial assistance

Printable tools are helpful for many purposes. Some examples include: a list of important questions to ask your doctor, templates for creating a cancer diary, and the key documents to establish a survivorship care plan.

Planning Survivorship

Some issues that occur at the end of treatment can be addressed while still in treatment. The OIN identifies these issues, encourages early survivorship planning and provides the tools to do it.

For example: “What happens when treatment is over?”

Content of the OIN includes:

Printable tools to help create a survivorship care-plan
How to recognize late and long-term side effects, and what to do if they appear
Techniques to enhance patient's lifestyle, improving health in treatment and beyond