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. 2022 Dec;69(12):e30007.
doi: 10.1002/pbc.30007. Epub 2022 Sep 21.

Cure4Kids: Two decades of knowledge transfer

Daniel C Moreira  1 , Hannah M Jones  2 , Elizabeth Schaeffer  1 , Andrew Wellman  1 , Ana Shuler  1 , Raul Ribeiro  1 , Guillermo Chantada  3   4 , Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo  1
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Cure4Kids: Two decades of knowledge transfer

Daniel C Moreira et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Cure4Kids is a free web-based knowledge platform for professionals providing care for children with cancer and hematologic diseases, offering its users a comprehensive suite of learning opportunities. It has been a resource for the pediatric oncology community across the world for the past two decades, with 60,107 users having logged in 1,412,514 times with 22,045,553 content hits. A transformation of Cure4Kids is being planned and will include an improved user interface, increased interactivity, and more content.

Keywords: distance learning; knowledge transfer; learning platform.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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Figure 1:
Geographic distribution of content views of the Cure4Kids website
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Number of total and unique views of Cure4Kids seminars from 2002 to 2022
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