Innovation in cancer treatment information delivery

Research summaries
01 Sep 2009
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Utilising the existing eviQ Cancer Treatments Online resource (formerly CI-SCaT), that is currently used extensively in the hospital setting, Cancer Australia have funded a project to provide cancer treatment information for primary care clinicians; the focus being general practitioners, community and practice nurses, and remote and rural clinicians.

In the primary care area, breast and colorectal tumours have been populated and further funding has been provided to populate lung, prostate and gynaecological tumours by July 2010.

As cancer incidence rates rise and the population continues to age, the need for quality information for all clinicians relating to a cancer patient's care will continue to be a high priority. The delivery of best practice care to cancer patients requires a sound understanding of the contemporary literature, key evidence and internationally accepted standards. It also involves the administration of cytotoxic drugs and managing the associated side effects 24 hours per day. In an environment where services lack the specialised expertise and resources to maintain currency of the increasingly complex cancer care, rural and remote clinicians may find access to evidence based information challenging.

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