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Implementing a Multi-professional Web-based Learning Environment for a Comprehensive Cancer Centre: Obstacles, Solutions and Reflections

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There is an urgent need for efficient cancer education programmes to promote safe practice in a comprehensive cancer centre. Educational practice has developed historically in an unplanned and inefficient way. Developments in educational theory and information technology provide an opportunity to develop systems with better educational methodology, better efficiency and potential for better impact on safety outcomes. We have developed such a programme at St. George Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Sydney, Australia, and describe here our experience in the first 2 years of implementing such a programme. In this article, we describe the programme, the obstacles and solutions we encountered and our reflections on the journey so far.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the support of the Cancer Institute NSW who funded the latter part of this project and the support of all the staff who gave their time so enthusiastically.

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  1. St. George Cancer Care Centre, Gray Street, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW, 2217, Australia

    Matthew Links, Chris Sargeant, Amy Waters, Winston Liauw & Patrice Thomas

  2. St. George Clinical School, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia

    Matthew Links & Winston Liauw

  3. Cancer Institute NSW, Eveleigh, Sydney, NSW, 2015, Australia

    Matthew Links & Chris Sargeant

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Links, M., Sargeant, C., Waters, A. et al. Implementing a Multi-professional Web-based Learning Environment for a Comprehensive Cancer Centre: Obstacles, Solutions and Reflections. J Canc Educ 27, 37–41 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-011-0261-8

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