Your personal oncology app

Cancer Connection Walkthrough

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Hello and welcome.

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Today I'll be your guide as we explore Alina Health's mobile app, Cancer Connection.

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This app is designed specifically for breast and lung cancer patients to help you manage your health and feel more supported throughout your care journey.

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In this tour, I'll walk you through the onboarding process and show you how to get the most out of the apps key features.

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Let's get started.

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When you first download the app, you'll sign in using your My Chart credentials.

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Once you're all signed in, you'll arrive at the homepage.

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Here, you'll see a snapshot of the app's features at a glance.

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The homepage is fully customizable, allowing you to choose which widgets you want to see and rearrange them to match your priorities.

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Think of it as your personal dashboard tailored to your needs.

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Next, let's open the menu and explore the apps features, starting with trackers.

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Cancer Connection includes 3 trackers designed to support different aspects of your care.

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The first tracker helps you monitor symptoms over time.

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You can log the symptoms you're experiencing, note the severity, and add optional notes.

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This makes it easier to spot trends and have more informed conversations with your care team about how you're responding to treatment or medications.

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The second tracker is designed to help you track drainage from a Jackson Pratt train after a surgical procedure.

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To set up the drainage tracker, you can add multiple drains, A drainage goal, and any notes you've received from your provider.

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For example, if you've had a mastectomy and have two drains, it may be helpful to name them left and right to ensure easier and more consistent tracking.

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You'll also find helpful guidance built directly into the trackers.

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Instructions for caring for your drain are available on the tracker summary page and step by step instructions for emptying your drain appears when you log an entry.

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Each time you record drainage, the app totals your daily volume and tracks it over time.

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The app can also alert you when you've reached the drainage goal set by your provider, helping signal when it may be time for drain removal.

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The third tracker supports improving lung function through guided deep breathing exercises.

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If your provider has assigned a daily goal, you can enter it here and monitor your progress as you work to increase lung capacity.

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You can find general instructions under Setup.

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From here, you can log a new entry by recording the number reached during your session.

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Can also add notes to track your progress over time.

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Cancer treatment and recovery can be complex, and finding reliable information online isn't always easy.

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Through a partnership with Walters, Kluwer, Cancer Connection offers curated, up to date, and expert reviewed educational content in the Learning Library.

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Content is organized by topic, and if you find an article especially helpful, you can bookmark it to revisit later from the Learning Library home.

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Moving to the notepad feature, here you can jot down notes from your provider during appointments or keep track of any other notes related to your cancer care.

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You can also list questions you want to ask during your next visit so you never lose track of a question.

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Not sure what to ask?

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We've provided a list of commonly asked questions so that you can add to your list to get all the answers that you need.

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The To Do section helps you manage your care related tasks.

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We provide a few recommended tasks, but you can also add your own and assign a date and time and indicate whether or not you'd like an alert beforehand.

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Depending on the date of the task, it will either appear under the To Do tab or under the Upcoming tab if it's a task to you in the future.

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Finally, we have the Resources section.

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Here you'll find a variety of resources recommended to you by Allina Health.

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Whether you're looking for support services, information on free lodging during treatment, or advice on discussing your condition with your loved ones, our resources section has you covered.

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And that concludes our tour.

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We've designed this app with your needs in mind.

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We hope that it will be a valuable tool to assist you in your care with Alina Health.

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Thank you for joining me today and take care.