Post-SIOP African Conference 2019: Educational priorities for
nurses new to pediatric oncology nursing in Africa
Following the 2029 SIOP Africa Congress, 46 nurses from pediatric
oncology facilities in across sub-Saharan Africa (Figure 3) participated
in a Delphi survey to determine educational priorities for an education
programme for nurses new to pediatric oncology.
Fifty-seven topic areas were identified in Round One of the survey with
the most common five including a general introduction to cancer and
treatment modalities, chemotherapy administration and side effects,
tumour lysis syndrome, palliative care, and infection prevention and
control. Two further rounds were carried out, and a consensus was
achieved on a modular curriculum framework with 12 core modules
encompassing the identified topic areas (Table 3).