Cancer nursing education

This program started in 2005 in recognition of the need for people diagnosed with cancer to receive specialised cancer care. It involves the development of a national framework and training package for cancer nurses (known as EdCaN). This program is being managed by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Victoria, in association with other Australian cancer care institutions, universities and professional associations.  

Since mid 2007, this program has been expanded to explore ways to support cancer education for allied health and Aboriginal health workers, who play a key role in cancer care delivery.  The framework and resources will be flexible enough that they can be made available as common curriculum content at an undergraduate level for a variety of health professional training courses.   

For further information visit the EdCaN website.