The new 'Strengthening Cancer Care: Psychosocial Support Module (PSM)' on gplearning helps identify and provide support for adults living with, and affected by cancer. While the psychosocial care of patients with severe, disabling or life-threatening conditions can appear overwhelming, health professionals can provide sound, practical strategies based on current evidence to help reduce patient and family distress during and after diagnosis and treatment of cancer. It draws heavily upon the clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer to ensure that the best available evidence is used as a basis for meeting the psychosocial and other support needs of people with cancer.

It has been developed as part of the Strengthening Cancer Care Initiative funded by Cancer Australia and developed by a consortium consisting of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA), the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC), The Cancer Council of Australia (TCCA), RACGP and the Centre for Innovation in Professional Health Education and Research at The University of Sydney (CIPHER).