isPO OG certification
cancer, Cancer
CANCER, CANCER
The isPO OG training consists of a five-hour seminar and covers four topics: (1) the new form of care isPO; (2) the role of the isPO OG; (3) exercises to facilitate conversation; and (4) documentation of the isPO OG consultations. The training was conducted by a patient representative of the cancer self-help umbrella organisation, House of Cancer Patient Support Associations of Germany (HKSH-BV), and a psychotherapist from the isPO development team. Aside from completing the training, cancer survivors must sign a commitment and a conflict-of-interest statement to obtain the certification as an isPO OG. The HKSH-BV oversees the acquisition, training, and certification, and was involved in developing the isPO OG care concept. The umbrella organisation forwards the data of certified isPO OGs to the respective isPO care network where the isPO OG wants to do their voluntary work.