Here is a list of international organisations 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 organisation 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
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
A free online resource of evidence-based consensus driven educational resources for all healthcare professionals providing care for oncology and haematology 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 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
A free online RCN accredited training module for nurses in the Introduction to Haemto-Oncology Nursing
UNITED STATES
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.
The ACS website has a comprehensive suite of resources for the health professional and the patient and family including Clinical Trails and Survivorship.