Breast Health Workshops
Breast Health Workshops are offered in a relaxed and casual manner to women or men who are looking for knowledge about breast cancer and breast health issues. These workshops are also of interest to organizations and companies offering lunch and learns, health and safety training or conferences and conventions.
Each workshop is 1 hour long.
Breast Wishes - Education for Your Breast Health
Breast Wishes Education Program:
The Breast Wishes program is a breast health workshop designed to provide information about breast self-exam, early diagnosis of breast cancer and breast health issues and risks.
These workshops would be of interest to anyone concerned about their breast health and can be offered through groups, organizations or business programs via group seminars, Lunch and Learns, health and safety training or conferences and conventions. Workshops are presented in a relaxed format using breast models for demonstration purposes.
Please contact us for more information or to book a workshop in your community.
You will learn:
- resources available at Breast Cancer Support Services
- facts about breast cancer and breast health
- risk factors and statistics
- how to protect yourself
- The MammaCare method of Breast Self Examination using silicone breast models
Participants do not have to disrobe.
To bring a free workshop to your company, organization or school, give us a call at 905.634.2333
About the MammaCare Method
The MammaCare method of breast self examination was created by Dr. Henry Pennypacker, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A. Dr. Pennypacker felt that if a blind individual could read with Braille by using the pads of their fingertips, why couldn’t a woman learn to read her breasts in the same manner.
He then created the 5 Ps -- Palpation, Pressure, Pattern, Perimeter and Positions. All these are covered in the workshop.
We can also train Canadians to become Breast Health Workshop facilitators.
If you are interested in learning more about this program please contact our Executive Director at mailbox@breastcancersupport.org
