Clinical oncology module for the ESTRO core curriculum

Benstead, Kim; Lara, Pedro C.; Eller, Yannick; Engell-Noerregaard, Lotte; Eriksen, Jesper Grau; Gaye, Papa Macoumba; Jaal, Jana; António, José; Kase, Marju; Kouloulias, Vassilis; Kozma, E.; Lagerlund, Magnus; Lumsden, G.; Meattini, Icro; Mjaaland, Ingvil; Pfeffer, Raphael

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2020.11.029

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“…43 There was a need for defining a curriculum in Clinical Oncology at the European level, that would be of help to the Lara et al national curriculums and able to shed light about the role of this important specialty in cancer care in Europe. 44 The UEMS Radiation Oncology Section representatives, met in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, February seventh-ninth, 2020. This meeting was held to discuss the value and feasibility of developing a clinical oncology curriculum.…”

Section: The Clinical Oncology Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Clinical Oncology Module structure was designed, that would allow an easy combination with the 4th CC, enabling clinical oncology trainees to follow only one curriculum. 44 Clinical oncologist are defined 44 as "physicians with the competencies to manage cancer patients with a wide variety of tumor types through the full disease pathway combining the competencies of radiation and medical oncologists. Clinical oncologists safely and effectively deliver and manage patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapies as well as treatments with ionizing radiation in the curative, neo-adjuvant, adjuvant and palliative settings, either as sole modalities or in combination.…”

Section: The Clinical Oncology Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Clinical Oncology Module structure was designed, that would allow an easy combination with the 4th CC, enabling clinical oncology trainees to follow only one curriculum. 44 …”

Section: The Estro Core Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

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Training in Radiation and Clinical Oncology in Europe

Lara,

Benstead,

Erikssen

2023

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

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The European population is strongly affected by cancer. Radiotherapy is roughly used in 50% of cancer patients in European countries. The increased cancer burden demands a new generation of radiation/clinical oncologist (RO/CO) that, besides a strong evidence-based oncological knowledge, will be ready for leadership in cancer care. The mutual recognition of professional qualifications of Radiation/Clinical Oncology in the EU needs training harmonization. The European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) and the European Union for Medical Specialties (UEMS) made important efforts toward a European Common Curriculum for RO/CO leadership in cancer care. If qualifications are mutually recognized, the training supporting these qualifications should be also harmonized. Since 1991, ESTRO produced several editions of the Core Curriculum in Radiation Oncology (1991, 2004, 2012, 2019). These Core Curricula were endorsed as European Training Requirements by the UEMS in 2004, 2013, and 2019. A core curriculum for clinical oncology was also produced to provide this harmonization tool to countries where radiation oncology is practiced inside the broader specialty of clinical oncology. New initiatives are in place to continuously adapt the training programs to the rapidly evolving cancer care organization.

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Section: The Clinical Oncology Curriculummentioning

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Section: The Clinical Oncology Curriculummentioning

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Training in Radiation and Clinical Oncology in Europe

Lara,

Benstead,

Erikssen

2023

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

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“…A more pronounced division exists in the US and certain European countries, with specialists solely delivering either cancer drugs or radiotherapy [68e70], which may lead to bias and subject to forces of market failure of healthcare monopolies, as discussed earlier. The former model may allow patients to be more objectively informed about the range of treatment options that may have particular utility in systems underscoring value-based care, including developing countries [68,71]. Nonetheless, all systems need to differentiate between clinical competency delivering proven cost-effective therapies and unevaluated innovations in novel approaches, which are key drivers of costs.…”

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Health Economics and Cancer Care

Yeoh¹,

Gray²

2022

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“…To realize this status and to ensure broader and more standardized teaching, the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) and the Academy of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO Academy) have put forward several curricula for the training of radiation oncologists [ 7 – 9 ]. One example of the attempt to introduce standardization to the training of radiation oncologists is a complimentary module created by the ESTRO on clinical oncology to be used in conjunction with their core curriculum [ 10 ]. However, the examples of various entities continue to demonstrate that specific radiation oncology topics need to be instructed in a clear and structured manner for broader knowledge transfer [ 11 – 13 ].…”

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Successful implementation of online educational lectures of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO)

Büttner,

Melton,

Fietkau

et al. 2023

Strahlenther Onkol

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Purpose Modern digital teaching formats have become increasingly important in recent years, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2021, an online-based webinar series was established by the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) and the young DEGRO (yDEGRO) working group. In the monthly 120-minute courses, selected lecturers teach curricular content as preparation for the board certification exam for radiation oncology. Methods The evaluation of the 24 courses between 01.2021 and 12.2022 was performed using a standardized questionnaire with 21 items (recording epidemiological characteristics of the participants, didactic quality, content quality). A Likert scale (1–4) was used in combination with binary and open-ended questions. Results A combined total of 4200 individuals (1952 in 2021 and 2248 in 2022) registered for the courses, and out of those, 934 participants (455 in 2021 and 479 in 2022) later provided evaluations for the respective courses (36% residents, 35% specialists, 21% medical technicians for radiology [MTR], 8% medical physics experts [MPE]). After 2 years, 74% of the DEGRO Academy curriculum topics were covered by the monthly webinars. The overall rating by participants was positive (mean 2021: 1.33 and 2022: 1.25) and exceeded the curriculum offered at each site for 70% of participants. Case-based learning was identified as a particularly well-rated method. Conclusion The DEGRO webinar expands the digital teaching opportunities in radiation oncology. The consistently high number of participants confirms the need for high-quality teaching and underlines the advantages of e‑learning methods. Optimization opportunities were identified through reevaluation of feedback from course participants. In its design as a teaching format for a multiprofessional audience, the webinar series could be used as a practice model of online teaching for other disciplines.

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Clinical oncology module for the ESTRO core curriculum

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Training in Radiation and Clinical Oncology in Europe

Training in Radiation and Clinical Oncology in Europe

Health Economics and Cancer Care

Successful implementation of online educational lectures of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO)

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