All resources included on the Cancer Learning hub are reviewed to ensure they are evidence based and meet an acceptable standard in terms of accuracy, currency and relevance. Details of the review process are contained in the Cancer Learning Resource Review Methodology.
There are also many guides, quality indicators and site certifications available that can assist you to make informed decisions about the quality of information and educational resources available on the Internet, including:
- HONcode Certification:
http://www.hon.ch/home1.htmlHealth On the Net (HON) was founded to encourage the dissemination of quality health information for patients and professionals, and to facilitate access to the latest and most relevant medical data. The HONcode certification is an ethical standard aimed at offering quality health information. It demonstrates the intent of a website to publish useful, objective and correct data.
Cancer Learning has achieved HONcode certification.
- HealthInsite Certification:
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/content/internal/page.cfm?ObjID=00048A1B-0454-1D2D-81CF83032BFA006D.An Australian certification for websites that have been assessed as achieving a high standard of quality, authority, design, accessibility and innovation. A guide is provided on this site to further assist users to assess online health information: http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/How_to_Assess_Health_Information_Online.
- Learning Object Review Instrument (LORI):
http://www.elera.net/eLera/Home/Articles/LORI%201.5.pdf.
Nesbit, J.C., Belfer, K. and Leacock, T. "Learning Object Review Instrument User Manual (Version 1.5)".
LORI assists in the comparison of learning objects and educational resources by providing nine categories for evaluation that are rated on a scale 0-5.
- Quality on the Line Benchmarks:
http://www.ihep.org/assets/files/publications/m-r/QualityOnTheLine.pdf.
Merisotis, Jamie P. and Phipps, Ronald A. (Eds) (2000). "Quality on the Line: Benchmarks for Success in Internet-Based Distance Education".
Following a comprehensive US study, these are the 24 benchmarks deemed essential to ensure program quality in Internet-based distance education.
- Guides to Using/Appraising Evidence:
http://www.cancerlearning.gov.au/find/evidtreat_rsrc.php#guides_to_usingappraising_evidence.
A list of resources available on Cancer Learning to assist health professionals to appraise and use evidence in their clinical practice and decision making.