• Education
• Accreditation
• Curriculum
• Education projects
• Guidelines
• Workshops
• Online learning
• Supplements
• Toolkits
• Masterclass
• Non-EONS resources
• Working group

Education working group

This working group consists of:

• Erik Van Muilekom, EONS President Elect (Chair).
• Anita Margulies, Switzerland, EONS Board member, Target and PEP (chair).
• Sultan Kav Turkey, Past President, Accreditation.
• Sara Faithful, UK , Masterclass, Accreditation.
• Steve O’Connor, The Netherlands, EONS/ECCO representative.
• Nurgin Platin, Turkey, Academic/Erasmus link.
• Marlies Wierts-Lassouw, Netherlands, EONS membership.
• Kay Leonard, Ireland (Titan project lead) (Training and translation grants.)

Membership of the group lasts for 2 years, renewable once for a further 2 years.

The objectives of the working group are to:

• Provide direction and innovation in clinical and patient education for cancer care for the EONS board.
• Provide expertise to scope and evaluate areas of clinical care that require educational development and review current materials.
• Share expertise in relation to educational expertise and practice development.
• Support clinical initiatives that promotes education.
• Be aware of changing policy that affects oncology education or workforce within Europe.
• To identify possible funding avenues, grants and EU funding for developing cancer nursing education.
• Develop nursing education strategically to meet the future needs of the cancer care workforce.
• Manage educational task groups (Accreditation, educational grants and travel awards, translation grants & educational projects.

Current work is in updating the Post Basic Core Curriculum,to address current treatment developments and survivorship issues. A busy schedule is planned within the group of educational initiatives such as the ESO/EONS master class, ongoing e-learning. The working group will also plan 2 new Grand Rounds for 2011/2012.

The group looks forward to working together in developing opportunities for oncology nursing through education.