Our personalised coaching program has been clinically proven to enhance your health and wellbeing.
As a member of CALHN, you’ve got free access to confidential cancer care by Osara Health.
Hear it from our participants
“The program itself offered me the opportunity to speak from my soul to someone about things I would not have spoken to my children about and not have spoken to my girlfriends about. The Osara Health Coach Program has made me feel very supported through my journey. I couldn’t thank the PSA enough. It’s probably been the most beneficial thing that my association has ever done for me.”
Christine, Cancer Coach participant
“Having the Osara Health Coach Program helped me just keep my head up high and just helped me push through it on a day to day basis.”
Hayden, Cancer Coach Program Participant
“It is very easy with a cancer diagnosis to focus on the negative or what the bleak future might look like, but having access to a health coach where you can talk about the next steps, the positives, the things you can do as an individual to get the best outcome from the treatment is invaluable to me and it has made a difference to how I have approached my treatment.”
Ian, Cancer Coach Program Participant
“Unlike an employee assistance program, which offers general counseling, Osara Health provides specialized knowledge in a field where individuals are at their most vulnerable. Their expertise ensures that the service is both highly specialized and completely confidential.” – Alissa Anderson, Chief Operating Officer at MinterEllison
Nigel, Cancer Coach Program participant
“Cancer isn’t a journey just for the individual that has cancer, but it’s the cancer journey for everybody around that person, from the spouses to children, parents, grandparents… I started to open up and it gave my employer the opportunity to provide the resources and support that they didn’t know I needed because I didn’t talk about it.”
Megan, Cancer Caregivers Program participant
“The symptom tracking really helped my oncologist, particularly in one instance where I had an infection. With a cancer diagnosis often your infection indicators will go through the roof which can either be prompted by the cancer itself or the treatment. Through the symptoms I was tracking and able to report, my oncologist identified that I actually did have another infection, at which point they were able to put me on antibiotics and that was dealt with. It meant that I wasn’t battling an infection at the same time as battling cancer.”
Marie, Cancer Coach Program participant
“Kelly recommended reaching out to see if I had access to a dietician through the hospital, which was something that I hadn’t really considered, so I was able to reach out and schedule an appointment with a dietician.”
Robyn, Cancer Coach Program participant
“The Osara Health app was a valuable resource for me.
It was things like documenting symptoms. There was information on if I wasn’t sleeping. Some ways of actually trying to settle yourself down and knowing that (Osara Health is) there gives me a lot of comfort.”
Rohan, Cancer Coach Program participant
“The coach mentoring we received allowed us to ask those questions that we wanted to ask, in an open, neutral environment without bias or without anger. It’s given us a holistic understanding of what is happening in our lives in terms of where we are at now.”
Vaughan, Cancer Coach Program participant
“We engaged with Osara Health for giving our cancer patients more tools in their toolbox… We are seeing patients have much better mental health, better resilience, better self-care, have better health literacy.”
Natasha Tunney, Clinical Services Operational Manager, CALHN
“It helped me return to work, and feel confident about returning to work. I found information in there… that have been really relevant to my diagnosis and the way I’ve got through it. So I would recommend give it a go.”
Andy, Cancer Coach Program participant
“The program flows through all aspects of your life. At work, it’s allowed me to be able to talk more openly about my situation and my communication has improved when asking for help.”
Brian, Cancer Caregivers Program participant
“I felt I was a partner in my treatment… The reassurance the module gave me and particularly the app with information about exercise and diet. I didn’t realize how important particularly exercise was.”
Michelle, Cancer Coach Program participant
“The feedback we get from [employees] is that they really value what we offer. They think it’s a game changer in coming to work for an organization like Lendlease.”
Jane Gardner, Head of health and wellbeing strategy, Lendlease
“I found out about the program through my salary continuous insurer… the program actually helped me return to work.”
Nikki, Cancer Coach Program participant
“The caregivers program gave me that advice to make sure I kept exercising regularly and eating well. I still wanted to stay at work, it’s something I love doing and this program allowed me to stay at work and to still function fully.”
Rob, Cancer Caregiver Program participant
“To have someone to chat to about my family and things that were happening, it actually helped psychologically.”
Victoria, Cancer Coach Program participant
The Osara Health experience
For those living with cancer
Empowering individuals living with cancer through empathy and technology.
Health coach
One-on-one support and personalised education from a trained professional. Your Coach will empower you to take action and make decisions that improve your health, while guiding you every step of the way.
Evidence-based resources
Evidence-based techniques that focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s ‘getting more sleep,’ ‘working through uncertainty,’ ‘speaking to doctors,’ or ‘getting back to normality,’ we offer relevant topics with real-world coping strategies. It’s the stuff you won’t find on Google.
Support when you need it
An accessible expert that’s in your corner and in your pocket. Available via confidential calls, SMS or email.
FAQs
Why is this being delivered and who is Osara Health?
No one should have to go through a cancer diagnosis alone. Osara Health offers support programs when people need us most – to feel connected and in control after a cancer diagnosis.
Osara is transforming the way we provide cancer care by empowering people affected by cancer to thrive using expertise, empathy and technology. Participants gain access to digital tools, dedicated health coaching and evidence-based educational resources, assisting them to feel supported, informed and in control of health outcomes and their wellbeing.
Who is eligible?
Only patients diagnosed with cancer are eligible to enrol as participants.
Who pays for the service?
The cost of the program is covered by your health provider so there is no cost to you.
Will any of my personal information be provided back to the health provider?
Osara will hold your information, in line with their privacy policy. At the time of enrolment, your patient identifier number will be used for the purposes of identifying you to enable your access to the program. Outside of confirming your identifier number, the program is run by a third-party (Osara) and your participation will not be shared with the health provider including information disclosed in Health Coach calls.
How do I enrol?
- Self enrol online via the enrolment link on this webpage.
- Speak to a health team member today, they can then enrol you directly.
What happens once I refer someone?
The participant will receive a welcome email and within 48 hours they will be contacted by an Osara Health Coach to walk them through the program they have been enrolled in. The participant will then receive scheduled calls as agreed over the next 6 – 12 weeks, and begin to receive the program content via email and the Osara smartphone application.
How long does the program go for?
This is entirely flexible depending on the participant however the typical length of commitment is 6-12 weeks.
Who are the Health Coaches?
Osara Health Coaches are healthcare professionals who have had experience providing care to patients with cancer. Your Osara Health Coach will support you to create a personal care plan and help you make more educated decisions about your health.
The Health Coach is not a replacement for the medical care team and will not provide any advice on diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or improvement of your or your loved one’s clinical condition.
