Implementing a First Nations Cancer Nurse Navigator in metropolitan and regional Queensland cancer centres
This project aims to improve cancer outcomes by assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer patients and their caregivers to navigate the complexities of the health system and cancer care, through the employment of First Nations Cancer Nurse Navigators. First Nations Cancer Nurse Navigators will be implemented and evaluated in 3 Queensland cancer centres. At one of the participating sites, the project also involves a feasibility study of an Indigenous Patient Navigator–led brief health behaviour intervention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer survivors (2022–2024).
The project is supported by funding from an NHMRC Investigator Grant, World Cancer Research Fund Seed Grant and funding received from Queensland Health, the Princess Alexandra Research Foundation and Dry July. The project is being conducted in collaboration with cancer centres within Brisbane and Cairns, and other collaborating institutions including, Flinders University, Menzies School of Health Research and Queensland Health.
