Why use the PLAN resource?
This section of Cancer Learning is designed to help health professionals plan and implement an individualised professional development plan. The website provides information and resources to help in your role as:
- an individual health practitioner, keeping you up to date with latest treatments and evidence-based practice
- a member of a team of professionals contributing to the care of cancer patients
- a member of a health care system that is working to achieve specific service delivery outcomes.
Who should use the PLAN resource?
This section of Cancer Learning will be useful for individual health professionals who are seeking guidance or direction in:
- developing a professional development plan
- identifying suitable learning activities and support.
It will be particularly helpful if you are new to cancer care or are thinking about moving into this area of practice.
Using the PLAN resource
The PLAN resource contains general information about how to develop a professional development plan that:
- is relevant to all disciplines
- outlines the key steps involved in completing and implementing a professional development plan
- provides links to relevant resources and websites
The PLAN resource also contains sample professional development pathways with discipline-specific information for:
The discipline-specific professional development pathways:
- provide sample professional development pathways with case studies and examples
- provide links to relevant websites and resources
- More pathways will be added over time
Further advice is available from Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA), the peak national body representing health professionals whose main work is cancer control. The overarching mission of COSA is to develop and maintain high-quality clinical care services for cancer patients in Australia, through the participation of professionals providing those services. COSA members are doctors, nurses, scientists and all allied health professionals involved in the clinical care of cancer patients. COSA conducts an Annual Scientific Meeting, seminars and educational activities related to current cancer issues. COSA has more than 1250 members in 21 different cancer professional groups.