The ESMO Designated Centres Session took place on 26 September during ECC 2015
Sofia Brage, representative for the CUF Infante Santo Hospital – Oncology and Palliative Care Unit, Lisbon, Portugal
Gouri Bharracharyya, representative for G M Cancer Research Trust Palliative Care Unit, Salt Lake City Medical Center, Kolkata, India
Dang Huy Quoc Thinh, representative for Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Enoch Y L Lai, representative for Hospice and Palliative Care Center, MacKay Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Joseph Kattan, representative for Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Maria Elisabetta D'Addario and Fausto Petricola, representatives for ICOT, Latina, Italy
Esther Overkleeft, representative for Ikazia Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Silvia Allende, representative for Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico
João Freire and Madalena Feio, representatives for Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, EPE, Lisbon, Portugal
Alexandru Grigorescu, representative for Institutul Oncologic "Prof. dr. Al. Trestioreanu", Bucharest, Romania
Abdullah Al Zahrani, representative for King Abdullah Medical City - Oncology Center, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Maurice van der Vorst, representative for Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Laurent Chapuis, representative for Service d'Oncologie Hematologie, Groupe Hospitalier Le Raincy-Montfermeil, Montfermeil, France
Tamer El Nahas and Mohamed Salama, representatives for Sphinx Oncology Center (Sphinx Cure), Giza, Egypt
Holger Hebart, representative for Stauferklinikum Schwäbisch Gmünd, Department of Internal Medicine/Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, Mutlangen, Germany
Stefan Korsten, representative for Zentrum für Onkologie, Hämatologie und Palliativmedizin am Vinzenz-Pallotti-Hospital, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Salem H Alshemmari, representative for Sheikha Badriya Alsabah Medical Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Centre, Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Welcome
Speaker: F. Strasser, Switzerland
ESMO Designated Centres of Integrated Oncology & Palliative Care – A growing international community
Speaker: N. I Cherny, Israel
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Criteria for integration of oncology and palliative care – current evidence from literature and experts
Speaker: D. Hui, USA
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Taxonomy of integrated palliative care in Europe – Applicability for ESMO Designated Centres
Speaker: J. Hasselaar, The Netherlands
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Measuring integration of palliative interventions from a patients’ needs perspective
Speaker: F. Strasser, Switzerland
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Performing research projects in the ESMO DC Community Discussion
General core education in oncology palliative and supportive care for ESMO DC
Speaker: C. Ripamonti, Italy
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Contribute as ESMO DC in the development of Palliative & Supportive Care – innovative practice, guidelines, education
Speaker: F. Strasser, Switzerland
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Patient Perspective: Palliative Care during anti-cancer treatment and at end-of-life
Speaker: K. Oliver, UK
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Discussion and contributions from ESMO DC members
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Designated Centre Awards and Palliative Care Fellowship Awards
Presenter Designated Centre Awards: N. I Cherny, Israel
Presenter Palliative Care Fellowships: G.M.I. Kreye, Austria