National societies' needs as assessed by the ESTRO National Societies Committee survey: A European perspective

Abstract

Highlights A survey to assess the National Societies needs has been developed. 64 out of 89 National societies from 32 European countries completed the questionnaire. The highest priority is Optimal patient care to cure cancer & reduce treatment-related toxicity. High need for more consensus guidelines, exchange of best practices and high quality accredited education. Networking between National Societies and ESTRO will be further reinforced.

Current status and developments of German curriculum-based residency training programmes in radiation oncology

“…A European study by the ESTRO in 2020 concludes an urgent need for more support of innovative research by the national societies (58 national societies from 31 countries participated in this study) [30]. The need for more support was also documented by previous results from the Royal College of Radiology in 2012, where only 62% of the participants expressed their satisfaction with the degree of research education they gained during specialist training [31].…”

“…It may be deduced from the improvement of evaluation results from 2018 to 2019 that course participants do recognise and appreciate the course material and a higher quality of specialist training. Internationally, the importance of these certified courses and the associated CME is also recognised [30].…”

Implementation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Radiation Therapy in Routine Care: Opportunities and Challenges in the United States

“…Approaches to assess the potential value of new medical technology, particularly those in early stages of development and implementation are gaining more attention. 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 Early health economic analyses are useful for identifying areas in which new developing technologies could be cost-effective and conditions that must be met to achieve cost-effectiveness results. 43 , 50 This analysis is particularly relevant for developing medical technologies such as the MR-Linac when both the costs and the effects of the innovation are still largely unknown, thereby guiding research and development and identifying potential meaningful treatment strategies.…”

A new perspective on the future of Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology: Young Radiation Oncologists Group (TROD/GROG 001)

“…Additionally, TROD and GROG will support the young researchers to join international fellowship or observership programs to improve and share knowledge with their young colleagues worldwide. In a survey analysis performed by ESTRO national societies committee (NSC) to understand general principles, activities, needs and priorities of each national society, a total of 58 (including TROD) out of 89 NS from 31 European countries ranked sections in order of importance [ 17 ]. According to the ESTRO vision for 2030, all NS have adopted the principle of ‘Optimal health for all together’ [ 18 ].…”