ESTRO Guide 2019

“The ESO-ESSO-ESTRO ‘Multidisciplinary course in oncology for medical students’ was a unique experience. Not only did the course strengthen my understanding of oncology, it expanded my perspective”

- Ahmed Saleh, Intern | University of Washington, Seattle, USA -

LEARNINGOUTCOMES By the end of the course participants should: • Have a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of oncology • Get a clear picture of the complexity and importance of the multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment • Prepare a specific topic related to the theoretical and/or practical sessions and present it to plenary audience. COURSE CONTENT • History, epidemiology, genetics, dia- gnostics, treatment principles and therapeutic approaches, prevention and screening • Communication with the patient • Breast cancer • Colorectal cancer APPLICATION To attend the summer school, you will need to submit an APPLICATION FORM, accompanied by the following materials: • A short CV (max 1 page) describing your education and indicating level of spoken English. • A motivation letter explaining why you wish to attend the course. Applications will open at the beginning of February and the deadline to send yours is 30th May 2019. You can find more detailed information on the submission of your application on the ESTRO website. • Gastro-intestinal cancers • Genito-urinary cancers • Gynaecological cancers • Head and neck cancer • Lung cancer • Sarcoma and melanoma.

PRACTICALITIES • Selected participants will benefit from free registration, lunches and accommodation • Arriving late for the start of the course or leaving early at the end are not acceptable. To receive course credit, attendance throughout the entire session is required • The course will start on Monday 26 August 2019 at 09:00 and end on Friday 6 September 2019 at 17:00. Participants should arrive on Sunday 25 August 2019 in the afternoon; a welcome reception will be organised by the host institute in the evening. COURSE COORDINATION ESTRO– European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology Alessandra Nappa Email: anappa@estro.org Tel: +32 2 775 93 43

APPLICATION DEADLINE 30 May 2019

EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE • Jesper Grau Eriksen, ESTRO representative, Odense University Hospital, Odense (DK) • Pavlidis Nicholas, ESO representative, School of Medicine University of Ioannina, Ioannina (GR) • Sergio Sandrucci, ESSO representative, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin (IT) • Jan Vermorken, Medical Oncologist, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp (BE) FACULTY • A. Baildam, Surgical Oncologist, King Edward VII’s Hospital London and The Alexandra Hospital and The Christie Clinic, Manchester, UK • G. Borst, Radiation Oncologist, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, NL • J. De Grève, Medical Oncologist, UZ Brussels (VUB), Brussels, BE • D. Nevens, Radiation Oncologist, GZA St Augustinus/Iridium Cancer Network, Antwerp, BE • S. Sandrucci, Surgical Oncologist, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, IT • D. Schrijvers, Medical Oncologist, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, BE • J. Vermorken, Medical oncologist, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, BE LOCAL HOSTS • Sergio Sandrucci, Full Professor of Surgical Oncology, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, IT • Umberto Ricardi, Dean of the University of Turin and ESTRO President, Turin, IT The international faculty will be completed by local staff from the University of Turin.

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