Workforce Education and Development Group

This course targets Basic and Advanced Trainees in Medical Oncology. It is to be used by those new to prescribing, or soon to be prescribing chemotherapy.

The key objective is for learners to have a strong knowledge and understanding of commonly used chemotherapy protocols, and to be able to use this knowledge in real patient situations. This course is based on a review of the core curriculum for Basic Physician Training, the draft curriculum for Advanced Training in Medical Oncology and the COSA guidelines for prescribing chemotherapy. For each commonly used protocol, learners should be able to:

  1.  Look up incidence of side effects on eviQ
  2.  Identify steps taken to prevent side effects
  3.  Identify efficacy of protocol
  4.  Identify indications for dose modification
  5.  Identify supportive care needs
  6.  Identify rare but important side effects

This course is a collaboration between the Cancer Institute of NSW, Cancer Australia and the Workforce Education and Development Group, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney.