A survey of Canadian medical oncologists on internet use for medical information and a needs assessment for an oncology education website

17072 Background: The internet offers an innovative resource for medical oncologists to share and discuss important medical information and advances. Despite the existence of many websites with oncology related information, there has not been a comprehensive assessment of how Canadian medical oncologists use the internet to access this information. Purpose: In the first phase of developing a new educational website (OncologyEducation.com), we surveyed Canadian medical oncologists to determine how they used the internet to access information and to assess their needs for a web based educational resource. Method: A structured survey was developed and assessed for face and content validity by medical oncologists from our local institution. The survey had several domains including: comfort level with computers, description of internet use for work, and key features they would want in an educational website. The survey was sent to all medical oncologists in Canada via regular mail and e-mail. Results: 58 % (14...