Continuing professional development
Cancer Learning is an initiative of Cancer Australia. This information hub aims to consolidate the enormous variety of evidence-based learning activities, resources and information in cancer care available across Australia in one online location.
The University of Sydney’s Centre for Innovation in Professional Health Education and Research (CIPHER) has led the development of Cancer Learning, with a consortium comprising The Cancer Council Australia, the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia, the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre, and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. This team is also collaborating closely with another Cancer Australia initiative, the National Nursing Education Project (EdCaN), to ensure that resources developed through EdCaN are available through Cancer Learning.
Cancer Learning is designed for all health professionals involved in providing cancer care, or interested in moving into this field of practice. Cancer Learning has learning activities, information and resources in five key themes: - Multidisciplinary care
- Coordination of care
- Supportive care, including psychosocial support
- Fundamentals of oncology
- Latest treatments and evidence based practice
Cancer Learning also contains information and resources to help design and build educational programs and to help individual professionals plan and carry out professional development.
Examples of successful initiatives are provided and users of the site are encouraged to submit their own resources for inclusion.
Cancer Learning is still under development and the project team is keen to receive feedback about the site and how it might be improved. Please fill in the online feedback form when you visit the site at www.cancerlearning.gov.au
The Final Project Report - Phase One and the Professional Development Framework which underpins Cancer Learning are available from the Project website.