Table 4.

Participants suggested topics for CME/CPD

Category	Number (%)	Suggested topics for CME
Clinical tasks	461 (85.51%)	• Administration of chemotherapy • Cancer care training • Cancer management • Cancer drug administering • Cancer in the reproductive system in women • Cancer patient handling • Cancer screening • Care of terminal ill patients • Counselling and guidance
Research	34 (6.16%)	• Accessing clinical literature • Conducting cancer-related research • How to carry out research • Nurse research • Research in pain management • Research on new cancer drugs
Management	30 (5.43%)	• Computer basic training on data entry • Human resource constant training • Information system • Management and administration
Communication	12 (2.17%)	• Communication skills • Communication with patients and their families • Effective communication and meeting patient’s expectations
Administration	10 (1.81%)	• Administration and management • Data keeping • Data management and records-related courses
CME/CPD	5 (0.91%)	• Teaching/tutorship • Trainings in software applications

The table contains a summary of the coded items from the participants’ suggested CME topics. These topics were obtained from the open-ended questions asking participants to suggest possible oncology-related topics of interest to them for CME