An inter-specialty cancer training programme curriculum for Europe

Kim Benstead; Andreas Brandl; Ton Brouwers; Jorge Civera; Sarah Collen; Degi L. Csaba; Johan De Munter; Marieke Dewitte; Celia Diez de los Rios; Nikolina Dodlek; Jesper G. Eriksen; Patrice Forget; Chiara Gasparatto; Jan Geissler; Corinne Hall; Alfons Juan; Marco Kalz; Richard Kelly; Giorgos Klis; Taibe Kulaksiz; Carine Lecoq; Francesca Marangoni; Wendy Mcinally; Kathy Oliver; Maria Popovics; Christos Poulios; Richard Price; Irena Rollo; Sylvia Romeo; Jana Steinbacher; Virpi Sulosaari; Niall Higgins

doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2023.106989

An inter-specialty cancer training programme curriculum for Europe

Kim Benstead^*, Andreas Brandl, Ton Brouwers, Jorge Civera, Sarah Collen, Degi L. Csaba, Johan De Munter, Marieke Dewitte, Celia Diez de los Rios, Nikolina Dodlek, Jesper G. Eriksen, Patrice Forget, Chiara Gasparatto, Jan Geissler, Corinne Hall, Alfons Juan, Marco Kalz, Richard Kelly, Giorgos Klis, Taibe KulaksizCarine Lecoq, Francesca Marangoni, Wendy Mcinally, Kathy Oliver, Maria Popovics, Christos Poulios, Richard Price, Irena Rollo, Sylvia Romeo, Jana Steinbacher, Virpi Sulosaari, Niall Higgins

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Introduction: Multidisciplinary and multi-professional collaboration is vital in providing better outcomes for patients The aim of the INTERACT-EUROPE Project (Wide Ranging Cooperation and Cutting Edge Innovation As A Response To Cancer Training Needs) was to develop an inter-specialty curriculum. A pilot project will enable a pioneer cohort to acquire a sample of the competencies needed. Methods: A scoping review, qualitative and quantitative surveys were undertaken. The quantitative survey results are reported here. Respondents, including members of education boards, curriculum committees, trainee com-mittees of European specialist societies and the ECO Patient Advisory Committee, were asked to score 127 proposed competencies on a 7-point Likert scale as to their value in achieving the aims of the curriculum. Results were discussed and competencies developed at two stakeholder meetings. A consultative document, shared with stakeholders and available online, requested views regarding the other components of the curriculum. Results: Eleven competencies were revised, three omitted and three added. The competencies were organised according to the CanMEDS framework with 13 Entrustable Professional Activities, 23 competencies and 127 enabling competencies covering all roles in the framework. Recommendations regarding the infrastructure, organisational aspects, eligibility of trainees and training centres, programme contents, assessment and evalu-ation were developed using the replies to the consultative document. Conclusions: An Inter-specialty Cancer Training Programme Curriculum and a pilot programme with virtual and face-to-face components have been developed with the aim of improving the care of people affected by cancer.

Original language	English
Article number	106989
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume	49
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2023.106989
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2023

Keywords

Curriculum development
Medical education
Postgraduate
Interspecialty
Multiprofessional
Patient advocate
Cancer
Health care professionals nurses
ONCOLOGY

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Benstead, K., Brandl, A., Brouwers, T., Civera, J., Collen, S., Csaba, D. L., De Munter, J., Dewitte, M., Rios, C. D. D. L., Dodlek, N., Eriksen, J. G., Forget, P., Gasparatto, C., Geissler, J., Hall, C., Juan, A., Kalz, M., Kelly, R., Klis, G., ... Higgins, N. (2023). An inter-specialty cancer training programme curriculum for Europe. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 49(9), Article 106989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2023.106989

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