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The following key documents provide the system wide context and service delivery priorities to guide the development of education and training programs.
Please note all documents are PDF Files.
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Screening Subcommittee of the Australian Population Health Development Principal Committee (APHDPC) |
Comments: |
Endorsed by the Australian Health Ministers’ Council at its 9 October 2008 meeting, the purpose of this framework is to inform decision makers on the key issues to be considered when assessing potential screening programs in Australia, particularly: criteria to assess whether screening should be offered for diseases/conditions including cancer; and the key principles for the implementation and management of screening programs. The framework is underpinned by the principles of access and equity, fundamental elements to all population screening programs, and is intended to provide guidance and inform judgement. |
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Web-based PDF |
Target audience: |
Health professionals, policy makers |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
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| Organisation: | The Cancer Council Australia |
| Comments: | Cancer Council Australia's Oncology Education Committee has developed an Ideal Oncology Curriculum for Medical Schools for students undertaking their first medical degree. The Oncology Education Committee consulted extensively with the academic staff of all medical schools in Australia and New Zealand in developing an "ideal" curriculum. The new curriculum aims to identify core skills and competencies in oncology that graduating medical students should possess. Cancer Council Australia recommends that the material in the Ideal Oncology Curriculum should appear somewhere in a medical course, not necessarily in a cancer block, to provide a core of knowledge about cancer for the medical graduate. It will assist in enabling the introduction of patient-centred skills simultaneously with a range of technical skills. An addendum to the Ideal Oncology Curriculum, "The 5 essential cancer clinical experiences for medical students", to fill the gaps in the knowledge and skills of Australian medical students by describing the 5 essential clinical experiences students must undertake prior to graduation is available: http://www.cancer.org.au//File/HealthProfessionals/The5essentialcancerclinicalexperiences.pdf |
| Format: | Web-based PDF |
| Target audience: | All medical practitioners |
| Accessibility: | Publicly available - no restrictions |
| Cost: | Free of charge |
| Country of origin: | Australia |
| URL: | http://www.cancer.org.au/Policy/Publications/IdealOncology.htm |
| Organisation: | The Royal College of General Practitioners |
| Comments: | This publication details what vocational general practitioners need to learn throughout their general practice learning life. This curriculum details the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for: * competent, unsupervised general practice * general practitioners to be able to meet their community's health care needs * general practitioners to be able to support current national health priorities and the future goals of the Australian health care system. This curriculum is an essential reference for general practice registrars, general practice supervisors, medical educators, regional training providers and anyone involved in implementing the training of future general practitioners. For this reason, this curriculum also details learning objectives for medical students and prevocational doctors who will eventually become general practitioners. The acquisition of these skills will also be of interest to many medical specialities. |
| Format: | Web-based PDF |
| Target audience: | General practice |
| Accessibility: | Publicly available - no restrictions |
| Cost: | Free of charge |
| Country of origin: | Australia |
| URL: | http://www.racgp.org.au/scriptcontent/curriculum/pdf/oncology.pdf |
| Organisation: | The Australiasian and New Zealand Association for Medical Education |
| Comments: | Focus on Health Professional Education is a refereed journal for educators and students who have a commitment to improving health care through better teaching and learning. The journal has:
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| Format: | Refereed journal, some PDF articles can be downloaded |
| Target audience: | Medical educators, health professionals |
| Accessibility: | Publicly available - ANZAME members receive the journal, non-members can subscribe |
| Cost: | ANZAME members receive the journal free. Non-members wishing to subscribe can download an order form |
| Country of origin: | Australia |
| URL: | http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELHSS;issn=1442-1100 |
| Organisation: | American Association for Cancer Education (AACE) |
| Comments: | The Journal of Cancer Education, the official journal of the AACE and the EACE, is an international, quarterly, peer reviewed journal dedicated to the publication of original contributions dealing with various aspects of cancer education for physicians, dentists, nurses, students, social workers, and other allied health professionals, patients, and the general public. Articles featured include reports of original results of educational research, as well as discussions of current problems and techniques in cancer education. |
| Format: | Online journal |
| Target audience: | Medical educators |
| Accessibility: | Publicly available - no restrictions |
| Cost: | Free of charge |
| Country of origin: | US |
| URL: | http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t775653660~db=all |
Organisation: |
World Health Organisation (WHO) |
Comments: |
WHO has developed a series of six modules that provide practical advice for programme managers and policy-makers on how to advocate, plan and implement effective cancer control programmes, particularly in low and middle income countries. The downloadable modules are:
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Format: |
Web-based PDF |
Target audience: |
Health educators, health professionals, policy makers |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Europe |
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Organisation: |
Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) and The Cancer Council Australia |
Comments: |
Following the 2009-10 federal budget announcement of $560 million in capital grants for up to 10 regional cancer centres, the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) and Cancer Council Australia convened a national workshop in Canberra on 4 August to develop an independent cancer sector position on generic criteria for the grants allocation process. Overarching themes throughout the workshop discussion and recommendations included the need to ensure:
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The workshop featured 15 presentations to provide background and context, which can be downloaded from the website. |
Format: |
Web based PDF report |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary health professionals |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
URL: |
http://www.cosa.org.au/PublicationsPositionStatements/Regional_and_Rural_Report.htm |
Organisation: |
Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) and The Cancer Council Australia |
Comments: |
Report of a conference was held in Canberra in March bringing together professionals and consumers from regional and rural Australia. This was the first conference to address the disparity in cancer services between urban and regional areas. The planned outcomes included:
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Format: |
Web based PDF report |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
URL: |
http://www.cosa.org.au/cosa/File/publications/CancerInTheBushConferenceReportMarch2001.pdf |
Organisation: |
Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) and The Cancer Council Australia |
Comments: |
A report identifying improved cancer control in rural and regional Australia as a high-priority area. |
Format: |
Web based PDF report |
Target audience: |
Multidisciplinary |
Accessibility: |
Publicly available - no restrictions |
Cost: |
Free of charge |
Country of Origin: |
Australia |
URL: |
http://www.cosa.org.au/cosa/File/publications/Mapping_regional_oncology_services_MAR06.pdf |

