Triage Cancer provides both in-person and online services in three areas:
- We host in-person and online educational events on a variety of cancer-related legal and practical topics, for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, advocates, and health care professionals.
- We host a Speakers Bureau of members with different areas of expertise, for educational events hosted by hospitals, cancer centers, community clinics, professional associations, cancer advocacy organizations, and other groups. Click here for examples of past and future speaking events.
- We also provide a myriad of educational materials and resources, including educational materials (e.g., Quick Guides, checklists, manuals, etc.), international, national, and state resources, a chart of state laws, and a series of animated videos, Twitter and Facebook Chats, and “Ask the Expert” calls.
No, Triage Cancer does not provide a hotline. However, people can contact us with their questions by email or phone. Our goal is to steer people towards the most appropriate resources – whether those are medical, financial, practical, legal, or other psychosocial care resources. If you are looking for a resource, a good place to start is the Resources section. We also recommend visiting www.CancerFinances.org, which is intended to guide you through some key topics that may impact your financial situation. By answering a series of questions, we will guide you to the information and resources most relevant to you. Whether you are newly diagnosed, or many years past active treatment, this site can help you navigate finances after cancer.
Educational Materials: Triage Cancer offers educational materials on a variety of topics. This materials can be printed from the website, or they can be ordered in bulk amounts and shipped for free.
Trainings: Many of the events that Triage Cancer hosts offer free continuing education for nurses and social workers. For example, Triage Cancer has developed an Insurance and Finance Intensive for oncology health care professional on the health insurance, disability insurance, and financial issues facing patients and caregivers. In addition, Triage Cancer and Cancer and Careers offer a comprehensive In-Service Training for oncology health care professionals, advocates, and human resources professionals on employment, health insurance, and disability insurance issues, to improve patient and caregiver access to valuable information about practical cancer survivorship issues.
Speakers Bureau: Health care professionals are often tasked with organizing educational events for their colleagues, patients, and caregivers. Triage Cancer makes this process easier for busy health care professionals by providing them with a single speaker for an educational event or multiple speakers on a variety of cancer survivorship topics through our Speakers Bureau. Triage Cancer can also provide event coordination and logistical support services for cancer survivorship educational events.
Click here for more information about how Triage Cancer can support oncology health care professionals.
Trainings: Many of the events that Triage Cancer hosts offer free continuing education for nurses and social workers. For example, Triage Cancer has developed an Insurance and Finance Intensive for oncology health care professional on the health insurance, disability insurance, and financial issues facing patients and caregivers. In addition, Triage Cancer and Cancer and Careers offer a comprehensive In-Service Training for oncology health care professionals, advocates, and human resources professionals on employment, health insurance, and disability insurance issues, to improve patient and caregiver access to valuable information about practical cancer survivorship issues.
Speakers Bureau: Health care professionals are often tasked with organizing educational events for their colleagues, patients, and caregivers. Triage Cancer makes this process easier for busy health care professionals by providing them with a single speaker for an educational event or multiple speakers on a variety of cancer survivorship topics through our Speakers Bureau. Triage Cancer can also provide event coordination and logistical support services for cancer survivorship educational events.
Click here for more information about how Triage Cancer can support oncology health care professionals.
Through Triage Cancer’s Speakers Bureau, cancer centers, hospitals, cancer organizations, and other groups that are coordinating educational events or cancer conferences can be connected with expert speakers on various cancer survivorship issues. Triage Cancer's Speakers Bureau also includes cancer survivors and caregivers who have experience sharing their cancer journey with a variety of audiences. Visit our Speakers Bureau page to contact and request a member of the Speakers Bureau directly. If you would like to request an expert from the Triage Cancer team, please complete the form on our speaker request page.
Triage Cancer experts are available to work with the media on cancer-related topics and cancer rights law, including: health insurance, finances, employment, estate planning disability insurance, and more. We can also connect you with members of our speaker’s bureau, scientific advisory council and legal advisory council. For interviews, comments, or the most current information available, please contact us at info@triagecancer.org or 773.217.0241.
Certificates will be emailed to eligible participants within 4 weeks of the event you attended. We appreciate your patience as we process these certificates by hand. If you do not receive an email with your certificate after 4 weeks, please email info@triagecancer.org, and include the date and name of the event that you attended.
Triage Cancer provides free continuing education for nurses and social workers through ANCC, ASWB, NYSED, and NASW-NJ. Please note: not all events have the same accreditation. Make sure to review the accreditation information on the specific event registration page.
Triage Cancer provides free educational events for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, advocates, and oncology health care professionals. If you would like to attend one of our free events, please visit our events page to learn more about our different event series. You can complete an online registration form for a specific event on each event page. For free health care professional trainings, visit our Insurance & Finance Intensive and our Employment In-Service Training.
Triage Cancer is a national, nonprofit that provides education on the practical and legal issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, through free events, materials, and resources. Triage Cancer does not provide legal assistance or legal advice. If you are interested in seeking legal assistance, please read our Quick Guide to Legal Assistance for more information.
Triage Cancer does not provide individuals with direct financial assistance. However, Triage Cancer does provide education on topics that can impact an individual’s financial situation and connects people to financial assistance resources.