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Survivors Healthcare providers Employers Tools Research Events & Announcements
Videos About us Table of Contents Contact us Donate Facebook Twitter Supporting
Cancer Survivors’ Return to Work NEW online module
Survivors Returning to work / staying at work iCanWork : 10 Steps to return to
work Communicate about return to work 1. Understand factors that can impact work
2. Assess functions 3. Understand job demands 4. Identify and ask for support 5.
Take control 6. Identify and foster workplace supports 7. Contribute to the
development of your return to work plan 8. Prepare for a return to work 9.
Manage work expectations 10. Monitor the work situation Cancer's impact on work
& strategies Physical symptoms Fatigue Exercise tips to improve your fitness and
get ready for work Nutritional Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue
Post-Treatment Sleep disturbances Pain Nerve damage Lymphedema Hot flashes
Breathing problems Nausea and vomiting Nutritional Management of Nausea During
Cancer Treatment Other challenges to nutrition and feeding Infections Bleeding
problems Changes in skin and nails Changes in bowel and bladder function Visual
impairment Hearing impairment Impaired communication abilities Mobility
impairment Changes in physical appearance Seizures Cognitive challenges
Emotional and psychological impact Stress and anxiety Changes in mood Depression
Return to work is communication and teamwork Communicating with your healthcare
team Communicating with your workplace Who gets to know: How to exercise your
power of "disclosure" Talking to your employer when diagnosed Talking to your
employer when you are off work You are ready to consider returning to work
Return to work practices and policies at your workplace Key questions to guide a
return to work plan How to negotiate work accommodations Back at work
Connections with your co-workers Talking with colleagues when you get back to
work Communicating with your insurance provider Frequently asked questions about
disability insurance Roles of professionals Assessment of your work abilities
When am I ready to go back to work? Assessment of your physical abilities
Energizers and Drainers tool Energizer and Drainer completed tool example
Fatigue Tracking tool Assessing your cognitive abilities Psychological
self-assessment tools Test your readiness to return to work Professional
assessments Assessing job demands Understand your job characteristics Job
analysis Job Analysis sample completed worksheet Review your job description for
essential and non-essential tasks Estimate a typical workday Complete a task
analysis worksheet Using information from the national occupation classification
System Pulling it all together: Create your Job assessment Finances and
disability Government programs Private programs Short term and long term
disability benefits Workplace accommodations Job accommodations for
cancer-specific issues Job accommodations for other disabilities Including
cancer Adaptive aids and technology Positional requirements (Ergonomics)
Professional adaptive technology assessment Accommodation responsibilities
Workplace wellbeing Changing your job situation Change your unhelpful thoughts
and feelings Unhelpful thought patterns Fill out your own "Changing unhelpful
thoughts" worksheet Using the ABC model to manage your anxiety Change your
reactions to negative work stress Negotiating healthy boundaries at work
Assertiveness: More honest and balanced relationships Ways to help you engage in
your work Exercise tips to improve your fitness and get ready for work Changing
jobs and looking for work Change in work priorities Job search Informational
interviewing Resume writing Job interviews Disclosure during a job interview
Career exploration Should I stop working? Should I retire? Caregivers Your
rights at work Financial support for taking time off Financial support
Compassionate care benefit Fatigue management strategies Job accommodation
options A change in the caretaker role Strategies for being a caretaker of a
cancer survivor Law, policy, and practice information Human rights Legal
questions: Answers to frequently asked questions Legal questions: Canada Legal
questions: Quebec Legal resources on human rights Employment standards law Union
help for cancer patients Workers' compensation Links to services and resources
Employment and vocational rehabilitation programs Tell us what you think Events
and Announcements Research References
Healthcare providers Supporting Cancer Survivors’ Return to Work NEW online
module! Returning to work/staying at work Timing of return to work Helping
patients prepare for returning to work iCanWork : 10 Steps to return to work 1.
Understand factors that can impact work 2. Assess function 3. Understand job
demands 4. Identify, treat, and refer to support 5. Encourage survivors to take
control 6. Identify and foster workplace support 7. Contribute to the
development of a return to work plan 8. Prepare survivors for imminent return to
work 9. Manage work expectations 10. Monitor the work situation Cancer’s impact
on work and strategies Physical symptoms Fatigue Sleep disturbances Pain Nerve
damage Lymphedema Hot flashes Breathing problems Nausea and vomiting Other
challenges to eating and nutrition Infections Bleeding problems Changes in skin
and nails Changes in bowel and bladder function Visual impairment Hearing
impairment Impaired communication abilities Mobility impairments Changes in
physical appearance and body image Seizures Cognitive challenges Emotional and
psychological impact Stress and anxiety Changes in mood Returning to work is
communication and teamwork Communicating with patients Encourage contact with
their workplace Communicating with employers Inquire about return to work
practices and policies at the workplace Key questions to guide a return to work
plan Negotiating work accommodations Monitoring progress after return to work
Communicating with insurance providers Completing private insurance forms Roles
of professionals Assessment of work abilities Assessing physical abilities
Assessing cognitive abilities Emotional assessment Other patient self-monitoring
activities Understand the job characteristics Assessing job demands Job analysis
Professional assessments Workplace accommodations Job accommodations for
cancer-specific issues Job accommodations for other disabilities including
cancer Adaptive technology Positional requirements (ergonomics) Adaptive
technology assessment Workplace wellbeing Changing the work/workplace situation
Changing unhelpful thoughts and feelings Changing ways to manage negative work
stress Negotiating healthy boundaries at work Assertiveness: More honest and
balanced relationships Exercise tips to improve fitness and readiness for work
Finances and disability Government programs Private programs Short-term and
long-term disability benefits: The process Understanding a claim from the
disability management perspective Assisting patients in changing work and
looking for work Change of work priorities Job search Career exploration Should
your patient retire? Caregivers Balancing work and caregiving Resources for
caregivers Law, policy, and practice information Human rights information
Private Insurance Links to services and resources Employment and vocational
rehabilitation programs Tell us what you think Events and Announcements Research
References
Employers Returning to work/staying at work 1. Provide support and stay in
contact 2. Provide a work assessment 3. Understand return to work/stay at work
challenges 4. Explore job accommodation ideas 5. Develop a return to work plan
6. Monitor the return to work Cancer's impact on work Physical symptoms Fatigue
Sleep disturbances Pain Nerve damage Lymphedema Hot flashes Breathing problems
Nausea and vomiting Other challenges to eating and nutrition Infections Bleeding
problems Changes in skin and nails Changes in bowel and bladder function Visual
impairment Hearing impairment Impaired communication abilities Mobility
impairments Changes in physical appearance and body image Seizures Cognitive
challenges Emotional and psychological impact Stress and anxiety Changes in mood
Return to work is communication and teamwork Talking to your employees Keeping
in touch while the employee is off work Welcoming the employee back to work
Communicating with healthcare providers Roles of professionals Assessment of
work abilities Understand the job characteristics Essential and non-essential
tasks Job analysis Complete a task analysis worksheet Use information from the
National Occupation Classification System Professional assessments Workplace
accommodations Developing effective workplace accommodations – Survivor,
healthcare provider and employer perspectives Job accommodations for
cancer-specific issues Other job accommodation resources and information Job
Accommodation Network Adaptive technology Positional requirements (ergonomics)
Adaptive technology assessment Covering the cost of accommodations Caregivers
Balancing work and caregiving Resources for caregivers Human rights Financial
support for taking time off Law, policy, and practice information Human rights
Reasonable accommodation Employment standards law Legal resources on human
rights Tell us what you think Events and Announcements Research References

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The Cancer and Work website was designed to address the unique needs of cancer
survivors with returning, remaining, changing work or looking for work after a
diagnosis of cancer. The website provides newly created information, resources,
and interactive tools for cancer survivors, healthcare providers, employers, and
highlights helpful information from across the globe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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