ESTRO Guide 2019

Introduction

Umberto Ricardi ESTROPresident

The 2019 ESTROGuide provides a comprehensive description of the renowned diverse activities that form the backbone of our Society. These are courses, conferences and workshops. ESTRO programmes are much sought after by professionals in radiation oncology and other allied professions both in and outside Europe. Over the years the ESTRO courses have evolved to reflect the needs of our professionals and cater to their skills and competencies. They come at different levels of expertise ranging from basic to advanced level andmore importantly are offered in divergent formats to facilitate learning in this ever changing digital fast paced environment. The ESTRO School will offer 35 courses of which about eighty percent will take place in Europe and twenty percent elsewhere. As the School diversifies its dossier of courses, methods of teaching & learning are continuously extended and innovated to cater for different interests and needs. To this end, blended learning is getting more and more ingrained in the courses through the use of: the FALCON (Fellowship in Anatomic deLineation and CONtouring) a platform for the organisation of online interactive contouring workshops; the ESTRO online library DOVE (Dynamic Oncology Virtual ESTRO); and to crown it all with the now established online Moodle platform that complements live courses both before and after the course. As usual in the Spring, we can look forward to our annual eminent congress. ESTRO 38 will be held inMilan and its theme is: “Targeting optimal care, together” in keeping with the Society’s new 2030 vision. The annual congress is a culmination of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary nature of the radiation oncology profession targeted at improving patient care. It is an opportunity at which our members not only get to meet one another but interact and exchange ideas with members of other oncology societies to ensure patient optimal health. In a bid to promote more intradisciplinary networking, the Society hosts twowell establishedAutumnworkshops.This year the physicists and brachytherapists will get a chance to convene once again at their events: 3rd ESTRO Physics Workshop: Science in development; and the 7th GEC-ESTRO workshop, respectively. Looking beyond Europe, ESTRO together with sister organisations in Asia will continue collaborative efforts in developing and providing programmes that meet the needs of the radiation oncology professionals in that region. For colleagues in Asia, this is a space to watch for more information as it unfolds and ensure you do not miss a programme of interest.

As an international Society it is important that we maintain collaboration with other oncology societies as treating cancer patients requires a holistic approach to be successful. To this end, in 2019 we join forces on: the International Congress on Innovative Approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO).; the European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC); and the EuropeanMultidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers – (EMUC). The strength and success of ESTRO programmes lies in the commitment and active participation of you its members as well as the support of other stake holders such as the industry. To all of you that avail your time in supporting, developing and delivering ESTRO courses, congresses, workshops etc. we applaud you. Finally, but not least, we urge you to remember to renew your membership for 2019 and take maximum advantage of benefits offered to ameliorate your career in the care of cancer patients. The Guide is handy in having a bird’s eye view of programmes in 2019. You can also keep track of all activities via our website (www. estro.org), the bimonthly ESTRO e-newsletter and the monthly ESTRO Flash.

I hope you find the Guide helpful.

Kind regards

Umberto Ricardi ESTRO President

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