From CI-SCaT to eviQ - A Bridge for Evidence Based Cancer Treatment Delivery

01 Sep 2009
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Designed by a medical oncologist to reduce unnecessary practice variation, the Cancer Institute NSW developed CI-SCaT, a single online repository of standardised, evidence based, and peer reviewed cancer treatments.

The resource offers clinicians in all clinical and geographical settings free 24 hour access to current and safe information relevant to the Australian context. Its value was quickly realised, with monthly hits increasing from an initial 64,000 in August 2005 to well over 410,000 in late 2007, and usage expanding from some NSW health facilities to nearly all Australian facilities providing cancer services.

Continued increase in usage and evaluation results led to the website being redesigned to accommodate the clinician's need for staged information, additional information (primary health care, palliative care), and customisable features to augment daily access. The service was relaunched in 2010 under it's new name, eviQ: cancer treatments online.

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