The Educational Committee's goal is to promote education in oncology and ensure a high standard of professional qualification and practice.
Activities and responsibilities
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Supervising, reviewing and approving:
- Educational programmes of ESMO events
- Educational activities and initiatives
- Certification and recertification programmes
- Selecting the educational representatives to work on the ESMO Congress programme
- Selecting experts for the Faculty list
Structure
- The Educational Committee (EDC) Chair is an ex officio position connected to the Director of Education
- The EDC Chair (ex officio) is also the ESMO Faculty Chair.
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Committee members are the chairs of the EDC subgroups:
- Adolescents and Young Adults Working Group
- Designated Centres Working Group
- Educational Publications Working Group
- ESMO/SIOG Cancer in the Elderly Working Group
- Examination and Accreditation Working Group
- Global Curriculum Working Group
- Faculty
- OncologyPRO Working Group
- Practising Oncologists Working Group
- Real World Data and Digital Health Working Group
- Translational Research and Precision Medicine Working Group
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Committee guests are the Chairs of the following Committees:
- Guidelines Committee
- Communication Committee
Nadia Harbeck, Germany, Director of Education and EDC Chair
Ahmad Awada, Belgium, EDC Member
Veronika Ballova, Switzerland, EDC Member
Laura Biganzoli, Italy - EDC Member
Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Serbia - EDC Member
Miriam Koopman, Netherlands - EDC Member
Antonio Passaro, Italy - EDC Guest
Elizabeth Smyth, United Kingdom - EDC Member
Radu Vidra, Romania – EDC Member
Benedikt Westphalen, Germany, EDC Member
Ralph Winterhalder, Switzerland - EDC Member
Jayne Wood, United Kingdom - EDC Member
Last update: January 2024