Why are we redesigning ADAC?
It’s time for a review, redesign and redevelopment of the Antineoplastic Drug Administration Program
1. Content duplication
The original Antineoplastic Drug Administration Course (ADAC) was released in NSW in 2012, across most of Australia by 2015, and across most of New Zealand by 2017. The content in ADAC has been used to develop other resources leading to duplication across the different resources. Redesigning ADAC allows us to remove the content duplication and improve the user experience.
2. Look and feel
The eviQ Education Program is changing how they design resources to improve the user experience. Resources are now being developed as either general resources which are applicable to all disciplines or discipline specific resources which are developed to meet the specific needs of one or two disciplines. Resources will have multiple outputs to meet the learning needs of intended users.
3. User experience
As this is a comprehensive review you will notice some changes to the content, structure and design. Our aim is to make the best use of current practices and technology to simplify the program for learners and facilitators.
Project aims and objectives
The aims for ADAC remain the same....to support health professionals to:
- deliver evidence based cancer treatment and care
- administer antineoplastic drugs and handle related waste safely
Project objectives include creating content and structure that:
- reflects user needs and qualitative feedback
- enables authentic and effective learning experiences
- incorporates up-to-date evidence
- combines current models and theories of learning
- includes equity principles
- reduces duplication but maintains consistency in key messages across associated resources
When is it happening?
The work has already begun however the dates below are guides and will be updated as the project progresses.
| Description |
Scheduled start |
Scheduled finish |
| Project planning |
19/03/2019 |
06/05/2019 |
| Instructional design and review |
15/04/2019 |
30/06/2019 |
| Development of online resources |
20/05/2019 |
30/09/2019 |
| Review of developed online resources |
01/07/2019 |
30/11/2019 |
| Clinical skills workshop materials |
23/09/2019 |
30/11/2019 |
Ways to be involved
There are different ways to be involved - from filling in a survey or joining one of the review groups. See below for more details!
Q & A sessions
These online sessions are available for anyone to attend and provide an opportunity for you to ask questions or provide feedback about the project.
To book into any of the following sessions, email eviqed@eviq.org.au and we’ll book you in and send you details on how to connect.
| Q & A session date |
Time |
Format |
| Tuesday 16th July |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EST) |
Online webinar |
| Tuesday 20th August |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EST) |
Online webinar |
| Monday 16th September |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EST) |
Online webinar |
Committees and Review groups
All committees and review groups may include members of different clinical specialities and settings including adult and paediatric, medical oncology, haematology, HSCT (BMT), and radiation oncology. Involvement in each committee and review group is open to all health professionals working in cancer services. All information is sent electronically via email.
Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC): Provides clinical knowledge and experience to ensure the education resources are appropriate and fit for purpose while ensuring the content is correct, applicable and relevant.
Review periods and committee meeting dates: The dates below are guides and will be updated as the project progresses.
| Topic area |
Review periods |
Committee meeting date |
Time (EST) |
Format |
| Handling antineoplastic drugs and related waste safely |
1st July to 14th July 2019 |
Thursday 18th July 2019 |
1.00-2.00pm |
online webinar |
| Understanding how antineoplastic drugs work |
29th July to 11th August 2019 |
Thursday 15th August 2019 |
1.00-2.00pm |
online webinar |
| Reviewing protocols and prescriptions |
26th August to 8th September 2019 |
Thursday 12th September 2019 |
1.00-2.00pm |
online webinar |
| Educating the patient and carer |
23rd September to 6th October 2019 |
Thursday 10th October 2019 |
1.00-2.00pm |
online webinar |
| Assessing patients |
21st October to 3rd November 2019 |
Thursday 7th November 2019 |
1.00-2.00pm |
online webinar |
| Administering antineoplastic drugs |
11th November to 24th November |
Thursday 28th November 2019 |
1.00-2.00pm |
online webinar |
Review Group 1: Competency Assessment Tools and Assessors Guides: Provide clinical knowledge and experience to provide comments and feedback on the completed competency assessment tools and assessors guides.
Review Group 2: Clinical Skills Workshop materials: Provide clinical knowledge and experience to provide comments and feedback on the Clinical Skills Workshop materials.
Review Groups 3-8 : Individual review topics: Provide clinical knowledge and experience to provide comments and feedback on the completed resources and associated assessments. Review times for each topic are listed in the table above.
| |
Clinical Advisory Committee |
Review Group 1 |
Review Group 2 |
Review Groups 3-8 |
|
Approx. duration (months)
|
8 months commencing 10th June 2019
|
2 months commencing 26th August 2019
|
2 months commencing 23rd September 2019
|
up to 6 months duration if involved in all topic areas commencing 1st July 2019
|
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Reviews
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All components of the course
|
Competency assessment tools and assessors guides
|
Clinical Skills Workshop materials
|
Completed resources and assessments
|
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Approx hours required*
|
up to 60 hours
|
up to 8 hours
|
up to 8 hours
|
2 - 3 hours per topic area
|
|
Review period
|
2 - 3 weeks for each resource
|
3 weeks for all resources
|
3 weeks for all resources
|
2 weeks for each resource
|
|
Meeting attendance
|
Yes: dates listed above
|
Yes: 26th September 2019
|
Yes: 24th October 2019
|
No
|
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Prerequisites
|
minimum 5 years oncology / haematology experience
minimum 3 years experience working with ADAC as a facilitator
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minimum 5 years oncology / haematology experience
minimum 3 years experience working with ADAC as a facilitator
|
minimum 5 years oncology / haematology experience
minimum 3 years experience working with ADAC as a facilitator
|
minimum 3 years cancer care experience
|
* Please note this is a guide only and there will be variations in how many hours it takes for the review of each component.
To express your interest in joining the CAC or a review group please email sarah.tomkins@health.nsw.gov.au and identify which group you would like to join by 3rd June 2019.