Role of Cancer Knowledge Services Adviser 29 th November 2005 Annette Thain

Cancer Knowledge Services Strategy Consider  Cancer portal development and integration with the e-health program  MKN development and communities of practice - Sharing best practice  NHS Librarian support and cross boundary initiatives Produce for April 2006

Development  Statement of Aim  Objectives  Map of process  Analysis of existing strategies relating to cancer and knowledge management  Review of external influences and factors  Interview senior stakeholders  Map opportunities and challenges  Develop Scenarios

Cancer MKN Network Development Plan  Developing the portal and services  Developing the community aspects

Portal developments 1.Additional functionality

Developing the portal 1.Additional functionality 2.Patient journey and access to the evidence : Providing access to the evidence from stages within the patient journey.

Patient Journey  Investigate how the patient journey model could influence systems  Practical example to test generic model  Lung cancer  SIGN  SCAN  British Thoracic Society  Scottish Referral Guidelines  Link the evidence to each stage of the journey

Patient Journey cont.  Set of questions at each stage  Look for resources from the point of view of  Clinician  Social care  Management  Patients / carers

Developing the portal 1.Additional functionality 2.Patient journey and access to the evidence : Providing access to the evidence from stages within the patient journey 3.Integrating portal with CPD activities : Providing support for continuing profession development from the portal

Developing the portal 1.Additional functionality 2.Patient journey and access to the evidence : Providing access to the evidence from stages within the patient journey 3.Integrating portal with CPD activities : Providing support for continuing profession development from the portal 4.User interface changes and additional cross – searching interface changes : Access to results of searches on a variety of websites and targets

Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities 1.Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool

Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities 1.Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool 2.Outreach : Increase awareness of the Cancer MKN and portal

Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities 1.Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool 2.Outreach : Increase awareness of the Cancer MKN and portal 3.Information Exchange : Facilitate the sharing of access to local and national websites from the cancer portal

Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities 1.Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool 2.Outreach : Increase awareness of the Cancer MKN and portal 3.Information Exchange : Facilitate the sharing of access to local and national websites from the cancer portal 4.Open access repository : Demonstrate the benefits of an Institutional Open Access Repository to share best practice

Accessing, sharing knowledge and building communities 1.Knowledge Exchanges : Encourage use of the tool 2.Outreach : Increase awareness of the Cancer MKN and portal 3.Information Exchange : Facilitate the sharing of access to local and national websites from the cancer portal 4.Open access repository : Demonstrate the benefits of an Institutional Open Access Repository 5.Cross sectoral partnerships and support : Supporting cancer information services in the NHS and voluntary sector

Would like to be involved?  Support for MKNs and communities and raising the profile of librarian services  Promotion of your library services to support MCNs  Work closer with staff to understand their needs  Back up support and occasional training for public librarians and the voluntary sector  Sharing services eg CAB, expert searches  Support for Lorraine, cancer portal editor  Support the ‘Help Desk’

Please get in contact if you have suggestions or ideas Annette Thain