Saint Paul University Philippines

Tuguegarao City, 3500 Cagayan North

Early detection and prevention is better than cure

A Breast Self Awareness and Examination Program

A Program Proposal presented to:

Catherine Liban-Versoza, MSN
Faculty of the Graduate School
St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for
Advanced Adult Nursing 2
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice

Ma.Cristina O. Carracedo
July, 2015

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Dibba Hospital

Continuous Medical/Nursing Education

Nursing Service Department Presents
Breast Self Awareness and Examination
Program
November 14 - 15, 2015
Etithad Auditorium of Dibba Hospital, Dibba
Fujairah, UAE
Key Speakers: Dr. Shuhoob Taha and Dr.
Fatima Ahmad
Our Partners

Registration fees for Nurses & Technicians (Dhs25), for Doctors (Dhs 35), NCE employees are free
For inquiries contact Cristina at 09 244666 loc 281

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page

Page

1
Invitation

..

Rationale/Objective of the Program

Content of the Program

Target Group

. 4-

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Planned Activity

.
Methodology

..

..

Operating Details

Resource Speaker...
6
Participants

....

6
Venue
Date

6
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Funding Source

..

Length of Program...
6
Resource requirement

7
Appendix

Appendix A- Registration Form .. 9

Appendix B- Activity Program

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10
Appendix C- Letter of request for the resource speakers
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11
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Appendix D- Program Handouts

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Appendix E - Course evaluation tool

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Rationale:
Prevention is better than cure, as what the saying goes, the essence of the Nursing
Service Program focused on Breast self awareness and examination is to prevention and
control of breast cancer in UAE, particularly on the selected target group of this program.
The program also aims to assess the knowledge and effectiveness in breast self
examination for early detection of breast cancer.

Objectives:
1. To assess the level of knowledge of nurses, technicians and doctors as well as the
female cleaners from our NCE company on BSE.
2. To determine the effectiveness of planned teaching program among the nurses,
technicians and doctors as well as the female cleaners from our NCE company on
BSE.
3. To impart knowledge on breast self awareness and examination
4. To demonstrate proper breast self examination.
Content:

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The program which will be done on two days will be composed of lecture and return
demonstration activities. The lecture will all be done on the first day and the return
demonstrations will follow on the next day. The program which will be gracefully
organized by the Nursing Service department was approved by the Continuous Medical
Committee of 7 CME credit hours. The lectures and demonstrations will be presented by
the doctors and nurses of Dibba Hospital including the head of the OB GYNE department
Dr. Shuhoob Taha as the key speaker of the program.
The following are the topics to be presented in the said program:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

What is cancer? An overview of the killer disease

An overview, what is breast cancer and what do we need to know about it?
All about laboratory work, how do we detect breast cancer?
How is breast cancer treated? Is there a cure? Lets talk about the drugs.
Importance of early prevention and detection
What is Breast Self Examination and how is it done?
Prevention is better than cure, find ways to avoid cancer
Healthy lifestyle as part of cancer prevention
We care, cancer care for cancer patients and survivors

The second day of the program will be the return demonstration of the breast self
examination and the pink caravan bus will be coming over for a free check up and
mammogram for the ladies eligible for the test, the volunteer doctors and nurses of the
Pink Caravan will be available to serve the participants from 8am to 3pm. They will be
easily located just in front of the Etihad Auditorium of DIbba Hospital.
Target group
The target group of this program Doctors, Nurses, Technicians and our NCE
company cleaners and other allied professionals interested
Planned activity
Day 1 A program prepared which consists of different lectures will be given by the
speakers

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Day 2 A demonstration and return demonstration and evaluation of BSE will be

conducted as well as the free check up and mammogram from our partner, the Pink
Caravan will be conducted.
Methodology:
A pre-test and post test will be conducted among the participants from the different
departments of Dibba Hospital and other guest participants from other institution to
evaluate effectiveness of the lectures presented and to assess the level of understanding
of the importance of the breast self examination as early prevention and detection of
breast cancer.

Operating details:

Resources Speaker
Dr. Shuhoob Taha, Dr. Fathima Ahmad, Martha Elena Aguilar, RN, Claire
Sombero, RN, Raquel Ilano Arano, RN, Eunice Salcedo Duran, RN, Mary Anne

Olpindo, RN , Vivian Corpuz, RN , Dr. Shaheena Dawood (Medical Oncologist)

Participants
The Program will be organized by the Nursing Service department of Dibba
hospital; the speakers are doctors and nurses from Ministry of Health and a guest
speaker from Dubai. The program is open for nurses, doctors and other allied
profession as well as the NCE Company cleaners assigned in the different areas of

Dibba Hospital.
Venue Etithad Auditorium of Dibba Hospital
Date Day 1 November 14, 2015 ( Lecture Day) Day 2 November 15, 2015
(Return Demo and free check up day)
Funding Source o The Dibba Hospital will shoulder the venue of the event
o The Pink Caravan will bring their pink bus for free check up and
o

mammogram on the 2nd day of the program

P&G has pledged to sponsor an amount of 5000 AED for the program
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Roche has pledged to sponsor an amount of 3000 AED for the proposed

program
The program will be requiring the interested participants to pay the following

amount:
o Doctors, Specialists, Consultants etc. 35 AED
o Nurses, Technicians and other medical professions 25 AED
o NCE Company Cleaners Free of Charge
Length of Program the program will be conducted in 2 days where in the
participants can attend the lecture on the first day and have do the return
demonstration and free check up on the second day.

Resource Requirements (Budget Proposal)

The committee assigned in each section will be given an allotted amount of money to be
used, the following are the proposed expenses for the program, all are in UAE Dirhams.
Expenditures
PROGRAM

Quantity

Amount

Total

Badge
Program Kit
o Envelope
o Paper
o Pen

100

7 AED

700 AED

100
100
100

3 AED
50 AED(1 RIM)
1

300 AED
50 AED
100 AED

Program booklet
Certificates for the
participants

100
100

20
3

2000 AED
300 AED

Plaque of
appreciation for
the speakers

60 AED

540 AED

100 AED

900 AED

3
3

50 AED
150 AED

150 AED
450 AED

120
100 (1 box)
10
200
5
10 packs
120 pcs
120 pcs
200 pcs (4 packs)

0.95 AED
25 AED
5 AED
1 AED
5 AED
10 AED
1 AED
1 AED
5 AED

114 AED
25 AED
50 AED
200 AED
25 AED
100 AED
120 AED
120 AED
20 AED

Token for the

speaker
DCOR
Flowers
Tarpaulin
FOOD
Coffee
Tea
Milk (Rainbow evap
big)
Bottled water

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Water in dispenser
Cookies
Cup cake
Felafel
Disposable cups
Disposable spoons
KFC lunch pack

200 pcs (2 packs)

130 pcs

20 AED
1950 AED
700 AED
8,934 AED
5000 AED

MISC
TOTAL

3000 AED
100

Contributions/Spon
sors
P&G Contribution

10 AED
15

2,200 AED
10,200 AED

Rocher
Contribution
Registration fees
TOTAL

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Appendix A:

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APPENDIX B:
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Program
Day 1
Time
8:00 8:30
AM
9:00 09:10
AM
09:10 09:20
AM
09:20 09:55
AM
09:55 10:20
AM

10:20- 10:55
AM

Activity
Registration

Speakers/ Organizer
Front desk organizer

Prayer and National

Anthem
Welcome Address

Video presentation
Matron Fatima Ali
1st Session
Sis Martha Aguilar

What is cancer? An
overview of the killer
disease
An overview, what is
breast cancer and what
do we need to know
about it?
All about laboratory
work, how do we detect
breast cancer?

10:55
11:20AM
11:20
1:00PM

Sis Claire Sombero

Raquel Ilano Arano, RN

QUESTIONS & ANSWER
LUNCH BREAK AND PRAYER

2nd Session
1:00 1:40
PM

Importance of early
prevention and
detection

Dr. Shuhoob Taha

1:40 2:15
PM

What is Breast Self

Examination and how is
it done?

Dr. Fathima Ahmad

2:15 2:45
PM

Prevention is better than

cure, find ways to avoid
cancer

Dr. Shaheena Dawood

2:45 3:00
PM
3:00- 3:30 pm
3:30- 4:10 PM

4:10 5:00
PM

SNACK / COFFEE BREAK

3rd Session
Healthy lifestyle as part
Mary Anne Olpindo, RN
of cancer prevention
We care, cancer care for
cancer
patients
and
survivors
Question and Answer

Vivian Corpuz, RN

Evaluation and Distribution of

Certicicates

DAY 2:
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8:00-8:30 AM
8:30 10 AM
8:30- 12 NN

REGISTRATION
Return Demonstration
(Simultaneous) Free Check up and Mammogram

APPENDIX C:
Letter of request for the resource speakers

Dr. Shuhoob Taha

Head of OB/Gyne Department
Professor, Medical Oncology
Dibba Hospital, Fujairah, UAE

13th October, 2015

Dear Dr. Shuhoob,

Greetings!
Breast self examination and awareness is very essential for all women and in line
with the Nursing Service goal Prevention is better than cure, Breast self awareness and
examination program we would like to have you as one of our key speakers to share
your expertise, knowledge and skills. We are certain that we would learn a lot from you.
The proposed program will commence on November 14 until November 15. The lecture
proper will be on the 14th in which we would like to have you as one of our lecturer, and
the second day will be a return demonstration and free check up and mammogram from
the Pink Caravan.
Should you confirm your attendance, please reach our nursing service office at any time
of your convenience through our Hospitals telephone +971-92061-500 ext. 281 and/or
our email: Cristina.Carracedo@moh.gov.ae, my personal mobile +971509078149 to
discuss details about the program
I am hoping for your positive response.
Thank you.
Yours respectfully,
Ma. Cristina Carracedo-Namuag, RN
Program Organizer

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Appendix D:
Handouts

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APPENDIX E:
Course Evaluation Tool

Dear attendees:
Your evaluation of the program will be highly
appreciated, please write your comments and
suggestions. Thank you
Direction: Please fill in the response that best
represents your opinion
Program content
1. I understand the objective of the program
2. The length of the program was appropriate to
cover the context
3. The course provided new information
4. The application of BSE is essential and was
demonstrated properly
5. The course was enjoyable

Strongly
Strongly
Agree
Disagree
5

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Materials/Handouts
1. Clearly written
2. Well organized
3. Easy to use
4. Potentially useful
5. Variety on the instructional media (print,
video, slides)
Presentation
1. The pace of the program was appropriate
and covers the content.
2. The time allotted for each lecturer was
appropriate
3. The lecturers are knowledgeable about the
subject.
4. The lecturers were responsive to the
questions.
5. The lecturers presentation of the topic was
clear and informative.
6. The lecturer was prepared and organized
7. Participants were encouraged to take part
during the program
Overall Program/Organizers
1. Was the program well organized?
2. The food was fresh and served properly?
3. Venue was appropriate for the program
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4. Cleanliness was maintained at all time

Comments/Suggestions:
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