Annual report 2017

European Society of Radiology (ESR) and EU Health Policy Platform (HPP) statement

ESTRO is a signatory to the joint statement of the thematic network onmedical training and professional development for patient safety, led by the European Society of Radiology (ESR), part of the EUHealth Policy Platform (HPP).The statement highlights the importance of medical education for all healthcare professionals and disciplines, with emphasis placed on safety and quality for the benefit of patients.

Global Impact: Radiotherapy in Oncology (GIRO)

In 2017 a group of committed experts fromESTRO, IAEA, UICC, CCORE and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (Canada) set up a new partnership building on the HERO and Global Task Force on Radiotherapy for Cancer Control (GTFRCC) initiatives: Global Impact: Radiotherapy in Oncology (GIRO). Using a project-based approach, GIRO aims to tackle the global challenge of access to radiotherapy to create awareness of current problems and help provide solutions, with the aim of saving one million lives by 2035. During ESTRO 36, a session was dedicated to GIRO: ‘GTFRCC: where to go from here?’.

Communities Pavilion

Oncology societies, national societies and other partners were invited to the Communities Pavilion at ESTRO 36. Each participating organisation was offered a booth to welcome visitors.The 15 participating organisations are listed in the ‘Membership’ section on p13.

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