Cancer Nursing Education Portal

About the Project

This multi-phase project will create a national Cancer Nursing Education Portal. This will be a centralised repository for nurses seeking cancer-specific education and professional development in Australia. An intuitive search function will enable nurses to find links to education courses and activities relevant to their practice, career stage and role. 

This project is part of the $16.5 million committed by the Australian Government to the Cancer Patient Support Program, a component of the Australian Cancer Nursing and Navigation Program.  

Project Overview

Working Group

This group was established to provide expert insights and guide the development of the project. The members are:

• Matthew Cupitt (Clinical Nurse Educator); Pammie Ellem (Registered Nurse and Specialist Breast Care Nurse); Judy Forsyth (Clinical Nurse Educator); Gillian Kruss (Chief Clinical Lead Education; Breast Cancer Nurse Practitioner); Kate McKibbin (Oncology Nurse Educator); Melanie Murray (Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing); Michelle Rosano (National Melanoma Specialist Nurse Program Education Manager); Bridget Smith (Nurse Educator); Renee Weygandt (Nursing Oncology Facilitator); Natalie Williams (Nurse Researcher Gynaecology & Program Manager).

Progress Update

• March 2025: The project team was formed and work began on the project plan. 

• April/May 2025: Series of focus groups was held with education providers to refine our approach to the scoping phase of the project.

• June 2025: Met with education providers during CNSA Congress to share plans for the Portal.

• June - Dec 2025: Audit tool circulated to education providers to capture information about their content/activities.

• Jan 2026: Review and compile audit data from education providers. 

• Apr 2026: Work on the portal technical brief specifications and build.

• June - Sept 2026: Conduct gap analysis and scope out rapid learning modules for development.