Surveys
NEW SURVEY! CANO/ACIO Membership Learning Needs Assessment
Dear Colleagues,
As part of CANO/ACIO’s mandate to provide quality education products for CANO/ACIO members, the education committee is conducting a learning needs assessment of the membership. The purpose of the assessment is two-fold:
- What do oncology nurses think is important for nurses orienting to oncology?
- What would oncology nurses like to see as a focus for continuous learning for oncology nurses?
The survey is intended to capture information from all levels and fields of oncology nursing. Your participation in this assessment is greatly appreciated and is vital to CANO/ACIO’s vision and mission.
External Courses
TREATMENT BASICS ONLINE TRAINER COURSE - ONSThis course will prepare chemotherapy/biotherapy trainers to also teach Treatment Basics: Antineoplastic Therapy in the Nononcology Setting— a four-hour ONS offering designed for nurses in other disciplines and those new to oncology. Registration deadline is July 28 for the August 10 course.
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here for more information and to register
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE RESEARCH COURSE - MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
NUR706: Research Issues in the Introduction and Evaluation of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles
Click here for the course description and application form
CANCER NURSING ORG – (NURSE LEARNING) United Kingdom (England)
Free ON-LINE self-study courses Adult and pediatric oncology courses
Click here for brief description of the course
www.CancerNursing.org
RADIATION ONCOLOGY NURSES ENHANCING EXCELLENCE (RONEE) (Oncology Nursing Society – USA)
This extensive Self-learning CD-ROM series focuses on radiation oncology nursing.
8 modules - information about radiation therapy and the major types of cancer treated using radiation.
Click here for a brief description of the CD-ROM series and cost for purchase
www.ons.org
ONCOLOGY NURSING DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE (ONDEC)
W. W. Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta
(Distance education course)
Click here for brief description of the course
http://www.cancerboard.ab.ca/Professionals/EducationAndTraining/ONDEC/
FUNDAMENTALS IN ONCOLOGY CARE – PART 1
(International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care)(Free on-line self-study course)
Click here for brief description of the course
www.reach.ucf.edu/%7EOncEduc1/
ONCOLOGY NURSING (Certificate Program)
Loyalist College, Belleville, Ontario (On-line or by correspondence course with practicum)
Click here for brief description of the course
www.loyalistc.on.ca
PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING COURSE
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia (Distance education)
Click here for brief description of the course
www.stfx.ca/continuinged/nursing.html
MASTERS LEVEL, ONCOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR, CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST MAJOR
Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
(Distance Education – On-line)
Click here for brief description of the course
www.luc.edu/nursing/
External Conferences & Workshops
If you would like to submit a CONFERENCE notification / advertisement for a conference of interest to nurses in oncology, please email CANO/ACIO Head Office at cano@malachite-mgmt.com.
FOR CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION LISTING OF CONFERENCES
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/events/default_e.aspx
2ND ANNUAL ONCOLOGY NURSING EDUCATION DAY
The Toronto Chapter of Oncology Nurses is co-hosting with Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network the 2nd Annual Oncology Nursing Education Day - "Sex, Drugs and HPV: Dispelling the Myths and Highlighting the Issues", on Friday, June 18, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario.
Please click here for more information.2ND INTERNATIONAL CANCER FATIGUE SYMPOSIUM
Dear Colleague,
It is our pleasure to
invite you to attend the 2nd International Cancer Fatigue
Symposium, to take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Montréal, Canada,
on
October 3-4, 2010 (immediately prior to the 18th
International
Congress on Palliative Care).
Presented by the Canadian Cancer-Related Fatigue Working Group, an
interdisciplinary group of researchers based in Edmonton, Toronto,
Montreal,
and Ottawa, this symposium will bring together international leaders in
fatigue
research and their graduate students, as well as leading clinicians in
symptom
management.
The purpose of this symposium is to build on the work of the 1st International Cancer Fatigue Symposium, with particular emphasis on the definition of fatigue, new developments in cachexia and sarcopenia, fatigue as a stress response, and central and peripheral fatigue mechanisms.
The objectives are to provide a setting in which we can share State-of-the-Science papers and posters related to cancer-related fatigue and its management, introduce the rising stars from among our graduate students to the leaders in fatigue research, and continue the development of a world-wide fatigue research agenda.
Inclusion of both clinicians and scientists, and their students, in this symposium is a high priority in order to ensure that knowledge development is driven by clinical objectives and the practical realities of clinical practice around the world in urban and rural environments.
CME Credits:
Please note that we have requested Continuing Medical Education study credits for this course from the Centre for Continuing Health Professional Education (CCHPE), Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, which sponsors continuing medical education for physicians.
For more information or to register, please visit www.fatiguesymposium.ca or call +1 450-292-3456 ext. 228.
4TH COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSES CONFERENCE
The 4th Community Health Nurses Conference is being held in Toronto June 16 - 18 2010 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel. The theme this year is: Knowledge to Action - Engage | Enable | InspireThis conference brings together nurses interested in Community Health Nursing from practice, research, administration, policy and education to provide a forum to explore issues of mutual concern as well as exchange knowledge, share evidence and ideas and generate solutions. It's never been so important to incorporate knowledge to action, by engaging nurses with others in knowledge exchange, enabling evidence informed practice, and inspiring excellence.
Information about the conference and the call for Abstracts is available on the CHNC website: www.chnc.ca
Please encourage others to sign up for email updates on this site.
The deadline for abstract submissions is January 18, 2010.
4th LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON LUNG CANCER(LALCA 2010)
An exciting time for lung cancer professional from Latin America and around the world to share the most up-to-date information regarding the science and advances in the treatment of lung cancer. International and national speakers will participate in the Scientific Program and their presentations will provide a platform to discuss the latest developments in basic science and clinical treatment.
Buenos Aires from July 28 – 30, 2010
Please visit www.lalca2010.org for more information.
13TH WORLD CONGRESS ON PAIN
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is hosting the 13th World Congress on Pain in Montreal, Quebec on August 29 – September 2, 2010. This meeting attracts nearly 6,000 pain specialists and researchers worldwide.
If you would like to learn more about IASP and the World Congress, feel free to visit IASP's website at www.iasp-pain.org.
External Resources
PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES DIRECTORY
The Cancer Journey Action Group is pleased to announce the release of the Psychosocial Oncology Education Opportunities Directory / Formation en soins psychosociaux pour améliorer les soins en cancérologie on Cancer View Canada, the information portal of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.
Cancer Journey’s Education Committee led by Jill Taylor-Brown of CancerCare Manitoba has developed a number of resources for Cancer Journey’s Person-Centered Toolkit that includes:
- The Psychosocial Oncology Education Opportunities Directory The Framework for Achieving Excellence in the Provision of Cancer Patient Education in Canada
- A directory of faculty members interested in supervising students who wish to pursue studies in psychosocial oncology, sorted by name, discipline, and region
- A list of featured psychosocial oncology education opportunities
- The National Psychosocial Oncology Education Framework
Please share this information with your members and colleagues and provide links to these resources on your websites. Should you have updates to the directories, please send the information to cancerjourney@partnershipagainstcancer.ca.
