CancerSPACE: An Interactive E-learning Tool for Healthcare Professionals

Abstract

This paper describes the development of CancerSPACE (Simulating Practice And Collaborative Education), a simulation-based, online e-learning tool for healthcare providers that aims to increase cancer screening rates for underserved and minority populations that bear a disproportional share of the cancer burden. It presents insight into the purpose of developing this type of educational tool as well as the reasoning and theories behind development. This paper also discusses different obstacles that were faced throughout development and how they were subsequently approached. The goal is to guide others in development of simulated e-learning tools which are focused on improving chronic and preventive care. Once the final version is completed, CancerSPACE will be evaluated to help expand the evidence-base available for guiding future efforts.