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EdCaN

This website, developed from the National Cancer Nursing Education Project (EdCaN), provides a competency standards framework and a suite of learning resources targeted at building capacity of the nursing workforce in cancer control, with the ultimate aim of improving health outcomes for people affected by cancer.

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The resources are designed to support the professional development of all nurses in cancer care regardless of experience or setting. They provide highly flexible and accessible education materials to help:
  • All nurses achieve the core capabilities required in cancer control.
  • Specialist cancer nurses benchmark against the specialist cancer nurse competency standards.
  • Educators facilitate learning for all nurses in cancer control.

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About the EdCaN project and learning resources

The National Cancer Nursing Education (EdCaN) project provides a way forward for the development of the cancer nursing workforce in Australia through a framework and a set of capabilities outlining the role expectations of nurses working in cancer control.
 
The project's web-based resource materials, available here, will help nurses acquire these capabilities. The framework and accompanying education resources are part of the broader cancer control efforts needed to reduce the burden of cancer in Australia.
 
Project aims and deliverables
 
The EdCaN project aimed to develop:
  • A national framework for cancer nursing education that contributes to the development of a nursing workforce capable of meeting the future needs of people with cancer.
  • A suite of supporting educational resources sufficiently flexible to meet local needs while addressing issues associated with long-term workforce preparation.
 

EdCaN courses

  • Colorectal cancer
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    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...

  • Melanoma
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    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...

  • Head and neck cancer
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    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...

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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    Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

    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...

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    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...

  • Ovarian cancer
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    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...

  • Prostate cancer
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    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...

  • Breast cancer
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    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...

  • Oesophageal cancer
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    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...

  • Osteosarcoma
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    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...

  • Lymphoma
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    Lymphoma

    This case study aims to facilitate the development of competencies that reflect the role of the Specialist Cancer Nurse (SCN) in providing a coordinated approach to care planning, implementation and...

EdCaN Videos

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    What is multidisciplinary care?

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