dian,
I do not know all of the details as of yet. They are trying to find enough women interested to go ahead and see if they can get the program off the ground.
I am 3 hours away from Springfield and am considering going up there to help see if we can get women in the area interested. Hopefully if they see that someone is will to come 3 hours, they will be more apt to show some interest.
The woman from New York that contacted me is the creater and directer of the STS program. I hope that she is eventually able to get this program off the ground across the country.
I will let you know more as I find it out.
Chris
I have been going to the Univ of Iowa on a similar program for over a year now, so little time is spent in class for interns and nurses on the total picture of cancers, I was able to give them a blow by blow sense of Leslee's progress throughout her illness, I dwelt on the wasted time spent getting a correct dx then took them through the next two years of chemo and related issues. I would give my half hour talk and then open up to questions, as long as it was something I had first hand knowledge of I was ok, then the questions I didn't know I would research and answer the next time, there were no tests, I used Leslee's records, those she did on her own and those she had from the different doctors. I always recommended that they come in to the forum and read the first hand reports from you ladies. Now I am planning just on speaking about recognizing the early symptoms and always listening to the patient, do not make snap dx and waste time. I stress that time is the most importent part of OVCA. I am contacting our community college here, they now have a 2 year nurses course. I am interested in getting the nurses to listen also, actually , most nurses see more of the patient time than the doctor does. If they work with a good doctor , the doctor will listen to suggestions from them.
Please give me the details. I am here in northwest Iowa but if I can help I certainly will. Still, it is a long drive......I am 5 hours from Dubuque.....how does that measure up to where you are? Anyway....touch base when you can and educate me!
I think it is wonderful you are so involved.
Peace.
dian