Kate has facilitated an internationally accredited online courses in Oncology Massage. This emerged after starting to teach in Argentina in 2020 when Covid restrictions started. We had no choice but to create an online course! It’s been very successful. Prior to that, Oncology Massage Global ran several modules 1 and a module 2 in Barcelona. We have since trained 2 Spanish facilitators there.
Massage therapist for 25+ years, Kate has established the oncology massage service at the Austin Hospital’s Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research & Wellness Centre, the Victorian Coordinator for Oncology Massage Limited (training massage therapists to work in private practice and in hospitals) and now running her private practice in the Daylesford region including for Central Highlands Rural Health, alongside teaching.
Oncology Massage courses were established by Eleanor Oyston at Quest for Life Centre in NSW with Petrea King roughly 20 years ago. Since then Eleanor’s original work has enabled major cancer centres around Australia to have well trained therapists employed and assisting patients to deal more effectively with the side effects of treatment.