ESTRO 2022 - Abstract Book

S760

Abstract book

ESTRO 2022

After realising a clinical position abroad, which can come with many barriers, there are supportive circumstances and those that make it more challenging to work as a foreign clinician. On top of changing departments, one can encounter more profound differences in for example the health care system, educational system, and organisation of and responsibilities in patient care. In this talk, I will touch upon circumstances that support working abroad as a clinician, and those that make it more challenging. I will focus on the phase when one is actually working abroad, thus after realising a position and moving. My personal experience, as well as others’, will form the basis of this talk/case-study. I will acknowledge that ones’ experiences will depend on personal, professional, and societal factors, for example the phase of ones’ career and inclusivity of the new country of foreign doctors. Altogether, being a radiation oncologist does not mean the exact same thing in different countries. I am privileged to have this opportunity and to share my experiences in this talk.

SP-0871 Moving countries: How does it work? Radiobiologist

P. Montay-Gruel

Belgium Abstract not available

SP-0872 Short placements: Why and how? Clinician

L. Basson 1

1 Centre Pierre Curie, Radiation Oncology, Beuvry, France

Abstract Text Clinical rotations are one of the paths to expand the scope of radiation oncology careers. Visiting different hospitals in your own country enables you to discover new machines, treatment planning systems, techniques and clinical practices. These differences are even more pronounced in a different country. You will also discover a different health care system, training program, department organisation with differences in the distribution of tasks. All this will make you more aware of the pros and cons of your own practice in your home country and enhance your experience and competence. Some other benefits are obvious such as culture, tourism or improving your skills in languages. The steps to achieve a short clinical rotation are to identify a program that allows short rotation in your training program, to obtain funding and to choose a destination which matches your goals and accepts such short placements. An important point is to decide if you are looking to be a simple observer or if you have the aim to practise. The latter requires more formalities : checking the possibilities of diploma equivalence, registration to the national medical council and probably a language level evaluation.

I would highly encourage everyone to aim for such an experience.

SP-0873 Short placements: Why and how? RTT N. Weitkamp

Switzerland Abstract not received

SP-0874 ESTRO initiatives to support mobility across the EU

J.G. Eriksen 1

1 Aarhus University Hospital, Dept. of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus, Denmark

Abstract Text It has been a longstanding mission for ESTRO to encourage trainees in radiation oncology to have a shorter or longer stay abroad during their training and it is also recommended in the ESTRO core curriculum. Since 2008, the ESTRO School have had a mobility grant for younger members applying for a shorter focused stay at another institution and preferably also in another country. Over the years, more than 600 members have applied and about 50% of the applications could be met. Having a rather high acceptance rate has been important for the EDC and thus the amount of money available have been adjusted to accommodate at least 50% of the applications. Unfortunately, the COVID pandemic has put the mobility grant on a temporary hold. The aim is to reintroduce it as soon as the economy and the pandemic allows us to do it. It will be important for the future also to look at other initiatives and maybe the recent success with the Interact-Europe grant from the EU commission can be a jump start for other constellations securing the mobility across Europe. The project is led by ECO and most of the organisations under the ECO umbrella takes part. Interact-Europe will create a curriculum