Lara Pedro C, Benstead Kim, Erikssen Jesper Grau
Canarian Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Roque University Hospital, Fernando Pessoa Canarias University, Las Palmas, Spain.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Brockworth, UK.
J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2023 Sep 6;10:23821205231197982. doi: 10.1177/23821205231197982. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
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.
欧洲人口深受癌症影响。在欧洲国家,约50%的癌症患者会接受放疗。日益增加的癌症负担需要新一代的放射/临床肿瘤学家(RO/CO),他们除了具备扎实的循证肿瘤学知识外,还需做好引领癌症护理工作的准备。欧盟对放射/临床肿瘤学专业资格的相互认可需要培训的协调统一。欧洲放射治疗与肿瘤学会(ESTRO)和欧洲医学专业联盟(UEMS)为制定癌症护理领域RO/CO领导力的欧洲共同课程做出了重要努力。如果资格能够相互认可,那么支持这些资格的培训也应实现协调统一。自1991年以来,ESTRO已出版了多个版本的放射肿瘤学核心课程(1991年、2004年、2012年、2019年)。这些核心课程在2004年、2013年和2019年被UEMS认可为欧洲培训要求。还制定了临床肿瘤学核心课程,以便为在临床肿瘤学这一更广泛专业领域内开展放射肿瘤学的国家提供这种协调统一工具。目前正在采取新举措,使培训计划不断适应快速发展的癌症护理组织。