Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing department of Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal conducted five continuous nursing education on oncological nursing-related topics to the staff nurses of Manipal Hospital Bangalore from 5th April to 30th April 2021 through Microsoft Teams and Zoom online Platforms.

The CNEs were deliberated between 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm every day. The first CNE was on 5th April 2021, through MS teams online platform, on “Palliative care” by Mr Anilraj A, Lecturer, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing MCON, MAHE, Manipal. He highlighted on domains of palliative care, time to provide palliative care, trajectories of dying, terminologies in palliative care, members in palliative care, principles of palliative care and palliative care nursing.  A total of 98 staff nurses attended the session. Second CNE was conducted on 9th April 2021 on “Immunotherapy” by Mrs Janet Alva, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing MCON, MAHE, Manipal through MS teams online platform. She emphasized the mode of action of immunotherapy, types, side effects of immunotherapy and nursing implications of immunotherapy. Approximately 120 staff nurses attended the CNE.

Mrs Shalini G Nayak, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing MCON, MAHE, Manipal conducted the third CNE on 16th Friday 2021 through Zoom online platform on “Pain management in cancer patients”. She highlighted the mechanism of pain, prevalence and causes of cancer pain, assessment of pain, barriers in the management of cancer pain and pain management in cancer patients. A total of 120 staff nurses attended the CNE.

Fourth CNE was conducted through Zoom online platform on 26th April 2021 on the topic “Colorectal cancer-Risk/Pathology/prevention & Management”, by Mrs Shalini G Nayak, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing MCON, MAHE, Manipal. She also emphasized the signs & symptoms and diagnostic measures of colorectal cancers. Approximately 148 staff nurses attended the session.

The last and fifth CNE was conducted on 30th April 2021 on the topic “Safe handling, administration & disposal of chemotherapy drugs”. The resource person for the CNE was Mrs Janet Prameela, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing MCON, MAHE, Manipal. She highlighted the classification of chemotherapy drugs, methods of chemotherapy drug administration, safe handling and disposal of chemotherapy drugs, do’s and don’ts of chemotherapy administration and ways to improve safety. A total of 145 staff nurses attended the session and this CNE was conducted through Zoom online platform.

The CNEs were well appreciated by participants. They have given very positive feedback and have requested having such CNEs in the future.

The overall coordination of these CNE was done by Mrs Shalini G Nayak, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing MCON, MAHE, Manipal.