Important Links
Here is a list of international organization's related to our profession
INTERNATIONAL
- International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care
- The International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) is an international membership organization of oncology nurse leaders dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people at risk for or living with cancer. EONS is a member of ISNCC and this allows you to gain access to the resources and conferences.
- ISNCC has a variety of free online resources for nursing and patients available in a variety of languages including; English, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Romanian French, German, Italian, and Japanese
AUSTRALIA
- eviQ Cancer Institute of NSW
- A free online resource of evidence-based, consensus driven cancer treatment protocols and information for use at the point of care.
- eviQ is developed for the Australian context and supports health professionals in the delivery of cancer treatments
- eviQ Clinical Resources
- eviQ Education
- A free online resource of evidence-based consensus driven educational resources for all healthcare professionals providing care for oncology and hematology patients and families.
- Featured resources are through 'rapid learning’, ‘videos & podcasts’ and education courses. The new Immunotherapies Course is available for health professionals to safely administer immunotherapy drugs in the cancer setting.
- eviQ patient resources are freely available online in a variety of languages including: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Greek, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese, Macedonian, and Thai
- EdCaN
- EdCan is a suite of free online modules and resources, which provides support and knowledge for all cancer nurses regardless of experience or setting. The resources are inteded for use by the individual nurses to meet their own learning needs, or by educators who design and implement professional development activities. The EdCaN resources cover a broad range of topics which are designed to support the professional development of all nurse in care and assist nurses to develop the Competency Standard for Specialist Cancer Nurses outlines in the National Profession Development Framework for Cancer Nursing.
UNITED KINGDOM
- Haemto-Oncology Nursing
- A free online RCN accredited training module for nurses in the Introduction to Hemato-Oncology Nursing
UNITED STATES
- ONS
- Oncology Nursing Society has a number of resources available for cancer nurses. Well researched and critiqued evidence-based resources can be found on the Symptoms Interventions link
- Articles published in Cancer Journal Oncology Nursing are available for members of ONS
- Oncology Courses can be purchased through ONS
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- NCCN Guidelines and Clinical Resources are available free
- Free patient resources are also available in English and Spanish
- Health professional educational materials include webinars, online learning, and live webinars for patients. The NCCN Continuing Education is an excellent resource.
- American Cancer Society
- The ACS website has a comprehensive suite of resources for the health professional and the patient and family including Clinical Trails and Survivorship.