eLearning@RANZCR is a system that provides members with access to education programs that are aligned to the College‘s Radiology and Radiation Oncology CPD programs and can be easily accessed using College login usernames and passwords.

The education portal is designed for busy people with many programs available in easy to use short sessions.

The CPD monitoring tool (under development) will enable a user to record all CPD activities, internal and external to the system, enabling easy access to CPD progress and activity statements. Also available is a library of DVD resources that are available to RANZCR members.

The Oncology Specific Maintenance of Professional Standards Programme (OSMOPS) is a voluntary programme introduced in 1998 with the aim of encouraging medical oncologists to undertake continuing educational activities so that the highest standards of clinical practice and patient care will continue to be provided. OSMOPS also provides a formalised procedure to demonstrate participation in the quality improvement model of continuing medical education and quality assurance for such purposes as employment and medical defence.

The OSMOPS program is structured around a five year rolling cycle in which participants annually self report their involvement in continuing education activities with the goal of achieving a minimum number of points over a five year period. Points can be accumulated in three main categories: continuing education; teaching & research and quality assurance.Only medical oncologists who are members of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) are able to participate in the OSMOPS programme. While the programme is voluntary all members of MOGA are actively encouraged to participate.

Peter Mac offers specialised education and training for internal and external nursing staff, both Divisions 1 and 2, through a wide-range of courses, workshops and competency based learning packages including:

• Graduate Nurse Program;
• Undergraduate Clinical Placement Program;
• Postgraduate studies
• Short Course Program- a series of short-courses for Registered Nurses on a range of cancer topics ranging from 1-day workshops to 15-day programs.

Peter Mac Radiation Therapy Education & Development Unit provides specialist services to support the training, development and education of radiation therapists, radiation oncologists, allied health practitioners, undergraduate students and students undertaking work experience including:

• clinical instruction;
• clinical practice;
• staff development programs
• development of reference material and audio-visual aids
• interprofessional education, liaison and assistance to other departments
• career advice and recruitment activities and research and development

Contact RTEducation@petermac.org for further information.

Range of continuing progressional activities providing for members of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Gynaecological Oncologists are specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology, awarded the FRANZCOG, who have completed a formal three year training program in gynaecological cancer care and have passed the examination for the CGO.

The CGO Handbook contains essential information about the RANZCOG CGO training program and should be read in conjunction with the Subspecialty Policies and Procedures Manual which contains essential information about the RANZCOG Subspecialties training programs.

Rural and Remote Medical Education Online (RRMEO) is a world first, developed by ACRRM, and is the first online learning platform designed and built specifically for rural doctors. It is a suite of powerful electronic tools that assists doctors, ACRRM and associated medical education providers, in the management of information, administration and professional education requirements.

Online modules relating to cancer care include:

• Management of Secondary Lymphoedema;
• Opioid Medication in Palliative Care
• Palliative Care - Choose Your Own Adventure;
• Palliative Care - Dr‘s Bag for the Dying Update
• Palliative Medicine - Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education and ACRRM
• Primary Care Dermatology Course: Module 1 - Premalignant and Malignant Non Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Primary Care Dermatology Course: Module 2 - Naevi and Malignant Melanoma
• Primary Care Dermatology Course: Module 3 - Benign Skin Tumours
• Radiology Online

Educational session broadcasts on a range of cancer and palliative care topics. The Foundation produces and broadcasts distance education programs using digital satellite technology, the Internet, enduring materials (DVDs and videos) and other television services.

The Foundation also operates a growing network of more than 650 receiving sites, called the Rural Health Satellite Network. The programs feature presentations from medical and health professionals who are leaders in their disciplines, and allow for input from the target audience on material presented. The panels usually include a rural health professional.

This case study recounts the experience of Ellie, a 4-year-old female diagnosed with ALL. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in managing disease and treatment related care for the child and family affected by ALL across the cancer journey.

The case study contains three sections:

• Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment.

This case study recounts the experience of Libby, a 48-year-old female diagnosed with breast cancer. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in providing supportive care, information, and education to a person diagnosed with breast cancer at various points across the cancer journey. This case study focuses on issues during and following active treatment, including specific issues associated with diagnosis and treatment of a contralateral second primary breast cancer.

The case study contains four sections:

• Reduce risk
• Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment.

This case study recounts the experience of John, a 62-year-old male diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in managing disease and treatment related care for a person at risk of or diagnosed with colorectal cancer across the cancer journey.

The case study contains four sections:

• Reduce risk; Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment.

This case study recounts the experience of Mrs Li, a 55-year-old female diagnosed with head and neck cancer. This case study aims aim to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in ensuring a coordinated approach to care planning, implementation and evaluation across the cancer journey for people affected by head and neck cancer.

The case study contains five sections:

• Reduce risk; Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment
• Have the best care at the end of life.

This case study recounts the experience of Harold, a 75-year-old male diagnosed with lung cancer. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in preventing and managing disease and treatment related care for a person at risk of or diagnosed with lung cancer across the cancer journey.

• Reduce risk; Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment
• Have the best care at the end of life.

This case study recounts the experience of Jenny, a 55-year-old female diagnosed with melanoma. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in managing disease and treatment related care for a person at risk of or diagnosed with melanoma across the cancer journey.

The case study contains four sections:

• Reduce risk
• Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment.

This case study recounts the experience of Burt, a 68-year-old male diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in the delivery of evidence-based supportive care, including provision of information and education for people affected by oesophageal cancer.

The case study contains four sections:

• Reduce risk; Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment
• Have the best care at the end of life.

This case study recounts the experience of Justin, a 16-year-old male diagnosed with osteosarcoma. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in delivery of supportive care, including provision of information and education for people affected by osteosarcoma in adolescents and young adults (AYA).

The case study contains four sections:

• Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment
• Have the best care at the end of life.

This case study recounts the experience of Jane, a 36-year-old female diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in preventing, assessing and managing disease and treatment-related care for people affected by ovarian cancer across the cancer journey.

The case study contains four sections:

• Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment
• Have the best care at the end of life.

This case study recounts the experience of Arthur, a 78-year-old male diagnosed with non-Hodgkin‘s Lymphoma (NHL). The case study focuses on the Specialist Cancer Nurse‘s role in the provision and coordination of care for people with NHL, as well as exploring issues associated with diagnosis of cancer in the older person.

The case study contains five sections:

• Reduce risk
• Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment
• Have the best care at the end of life.

This case study recounts the experience of Ted, a 60-year-old male diagnosed with prostate cancer. This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in managing disease and treatment related care for a person at risk of or diagnosed with prostate cancer across the cancer journey.

The case study contains four sections:

• Reduce risk
• Find the condition early
• Have the best treatment and support during active treatment
• Have the best treatment and support between and after active treatment.

A suite of resources including video case studies and supporting modules to assist nurses and allied health to develop core competencies required to work with cancer patients.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following resource may contain images and voices of people who have died.

These competencies include recognition of the critical interdependence between the roles of the SCN, other health professionals and organisations and the establishment of partnerships with people affected by cancer to maximise outcomes.

The resource contains three sections:

Section one: Epidemiology provides an overview of the epidemiology of cancer in Indigenous populations, looks at cultural factors affecting cancer control in Indigenous communities, and discusses health and health policy for Indigenous Australians.

Section two: Constructs of cultural safety presents information on cultural safety and respect, effective communication, and describes a number of characteristics unique to Indigenous cultures. It reviews factors contributing to the inequalities of cancer outcomes for Indigenous people and provides a cultural appraisal framework.

Section three: Nursing care for Indigenous people with cancer examines the ability of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) to recognise factors that influence Indigenous peoples' attitudes toward cancer, and use cancer prevention programs and other resources developed for Indigenous people. It examines nursing interventions to meet the health needs of Indigenous people affected by cancer.

A series of online publications, activity workbooks, booklets, DVDs, slides and online courses providing information for health professionals regarding clinical trials, how they are conducted, and factors to discuss with patients who are considering participation.

The site also includes a section for patients regarding clinical trials and potential participation: http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning

In cooperation with partners, the IAEA has developed a distance learning course to further assist students of radiation oncology with their studies. The course addresses a significant need, namely the shortage of well-qualified radiation oncologists for cancer treatment in the Asia and Pacific region.

The training course is an outcome of an IAEA Technical Cooperation Project implemented under the Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (RCA). This is an intergovernmental agreement among 17 IAEA Member States in the Asia and the Pacific Region.

The distance learning material contains eight topics and 71 training modules:

• Communication Critical Appraisal Functional Anatomy (Oncologically Relevant Anatomy) Molecular Biology
• Pathology and Pathogenesis Patient Care (Palliative Science)
• Physics and Radiation Technology Radiobiology Systemic Therapy for Cancer (Chemotherapy, Endocrine Therapy, Immunomodulators)

This online module targets healthcare providers and others who have a limited clinical research background and are somewhat unfamiliar with the clinical trials process.

The web-based course has four modules featuring multiple choice questions and other learning activities that cover the following topics:

• Basic information about the changing paradigm of cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention
• Role of cancer clinical trials in the advancement of cancer care
• How cancer clinical trials are designed and conducted via distinct phases of research
• How cancer clinical trials are sponsored and how to locate trials appropriate to the patient population
• and What should be considered when referring patients for cancer clinical trials.

A printable certificate is available at the completion of the course. A printable PDF version of the course is also available.

Online activities regarding oncologic disorders for pharmacists and other health care professionals consisting of audio and slide presentations, post-tests and activity evaluation tools.

Courses include:

• Tailoring Supportive Care to Improve Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life: Update on Four Complications of Cancer
• Understanding the Basics of Tumor Lysis Syndrome, and Prevention and Treatment of an Oncologic Emergency: Focus on Tumor Lysis Syndrome.

In association with Emory Winship Cancer Institute, CancerQuest provides news and information for health professionals regarding cancer detection methods (including pathology reports and cancer staging), details of cancer treatments and side effects, glossary of cancer drugs and information about drug resistance.

The site includes sections with animations and quizzes for use by educators; a built-in quiz module for students; and resources specifically for patients.

Imedex® has developed independent, high quality, scientific programs that translate the latest research into clinically relevant information.

The elearning centre provides free access to daily synopses of new cancer information, access to interactive case studies and discussions, web casts, clinical case reviews, clinical trial reviews and scenarios featuring expert evidence-based commentary.

Also available are GuidelineStat programs, a CME initiative developed in conjunction with a leading expert from Georgetown University, that provide evidence-based guideline content for the treatment and management of various cancers in the clinical setting, including:

• Colon Cancer
• Rectal Cancer
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Myeloma and Related Diseases
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
• Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer.

A peer reviewed interactive education module about making evidence based decisions made clinically relevant by using a clinical scenario.

On completion of this module, participants should be able to:

• Balance the needs of individual patients with the wider needs of society;
• Compare equity and efficiency, and understand a weighted application of the two principles to maximise health gains within limited resources without compromising fairness;
• Understand how guidance is developed (that is, it takes into account science, patient preferences, and societal value judgments);
• Understand how certain factors can bias the evidence (for example, data provided by pharmaceutical companies).

A range of online modules that allow you to stay abreast of the latest advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation, find state-of-the-art medical education programs and materials on transplantation and get information regarding an unrelated donor or cord blood transplant.

On the site, you can also view the Advances in Transplantation publication, subscribe to newsletters and updates, view  online, audio and CPD programs  and order medical education resources.

The NSW Breast Cancer Institute in collaboration with The College of Nursing developed this program to support rural nursing staff in gaining postgraduate and clinical training in breast cancer diagnosis and management.

This five day program is designed for registered nurses who are currently caring for patients diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

Available in NSW only.