The purpose of this council is to work with the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to establish an information and education program and to assess the availability of patient-centered palliative care in Nevada.
NCC has created these screening guidelines cards that can be distributed to patients to provide quick reference on screening guidelines for breast, cervical, colorectal, skin, lung, and prostate cancer. The cards are available for men or women and offered in English and Spanish.
The CDC provides information and materials for physicians and staff to communicate effectively with parents about the importance of HPV vaccination. The site includes vaccine safety information, tips for conversations with parents, schedules and dosing, and tips for boosting vaccination rates.
In this series of brief videos, healthcare providers share their tips on making an effective recommendation for the HPV vaccine.
POLST - Provider Order for Life Sustaining Treatment
Completion of a POLST form can help a patient provide informed consent for care as they near end of life. Nevada POLST provides physician resources including how to begin the conversation, reimbursement, conversation resources, and POLST forms.
Patient and family resources, guides and tools are also available.
Five Wishes is a comprehensive, person-centered advance care planning program that offers healthcare providers a proven, easy-to-use approach to having effective and compassionate conversations.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issues evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services and early detection services. Review the current recommendations for cancer-related topics at the link below.
The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Breast Health Education for Young Women Facilitator’s Guide (Guía de educación sobre la salud de los senos para mujeres jóvenes) is designed to increase young women’s knowledge about breast health. Updated in 2020, this user-friendly educational tool has been used in communities far and wide to reach young women with information about breast health and breast cancer.
People of all colors, including those with brown and black skin, get skin cancer. This resource provides information on spotting skin cancers in people of color and reducing skin cancer risk.
Established in 2018, the Nevada Physician Wellness Coalition is a non-profit organization headquartered in Reno. It provides tools and resources to support physician and physician family wellbeing. To address the highly sensitive nature of physician burnout and associated stigma, NPWC operates independent of regulatory and licensure bodies, medical societies, as well as where a physician may be employed. As an autonomous entity, NPWC serves Nevada physicians, medical students, and families—regardless of place of employment or employment status.