Operating out of the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, this program covers outreach services in remote areas throughout Queensland, and includes a web-based cancer and palliative care program.
Patients are able to connect to a treatment centre from home via a webcam and receive consultations directly from their care givers. Nurses are able to advise parents and children on the correct medication, along with the correct dosage to take. This allows parents and children to return home from hospital, and still receive the highest level of care remotely with occasional home visits.
This service has enabled families to spend less time on the road travelling to and from hospital visits and more precious time spent at home as a family.
As a result of the success of the Raelene Boyle Outreach Program, Sporting Chance has opened this service to non-cancer patients, however the vast majority of patients are being treated for cancer, including families like Slater’s who have been able to utilise these services, with very satisfying and life-changing outcomes.
At 18 months of age, Slater began losing his balance and his head kept tilting to one side. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour. With the help of Sporting Chance, Slater’s family was able to access the support of the Raelene Boyle Outreach Program to help Slater ‘kick cancer’s butt’.