Reaching further with online education? the development of an effective online program in palliative oncology
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2010
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Koczwara, B.
Francis, K.
Marine, F.
Goldstein, D.
Underhill, C.
Olver, I.
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Journal of Cancer Education, 2010; 25(3):317-323
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Patients in rural and remote Australia have less access to specialist oncology services and rely more on local health professionals for provision of cancer care. We have developed a 7.5-h online educational program on palliative oncology for health professionals focused on the needs of rural providers. There were 501 active (enrolled) users and 268 ad hoc (non-enrolled) users, with 90 completing evaluation. Eighty-two (91%) indicated that their learning needs were partially or entirely met. Sixty-five (75%) respondents planned to review or change their practice as a result. The online program is effective in meeting learning needs of Australian health providers, reaching high numbers with high acceptability.
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Copyright 2010 Springer