ESMO / ASCO Recommendations for a Global Curriculum in Medical Oncology Edition 2016 (original) (raw)
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) are publishing a new edition of the ESMO/ASCO Global Curriculum (GC) thanks to contribution of 64 ESMOappointed and 32 ASCO-appointed authors. First published in 2004 and updated in 2010, the GC edition 2016 answers to the need for updated recommendations for the training of physicians in medical oncology by defining the standard to be fulfilled to qualify as medical oncologists. At times of internationalisation of healthcare and increased mobility of patients and physicians, the GC aims to provide state-of-the-art cancer care to all patients wherever they live. Recent progress in the field of cancer research has indeed resulted in diagnostic and therapeutic innovations such as targeted therapies as a standard therapeutic approach or personalised cancer medicine Dittrich C, et al. ESMO Open 2016;1:e000097. oncology. http://www.asco.org/international-programs/global-curriculum 7. ESMO/ASCO recommendations for a Global Curriculum in medical oncology, 2010 Update. https://www.esmo.org/content/download/ 8171/168764/file/ESMO-ASCO-Revised-Recommendations-for-a-Global-Curriculum-in-Medical-Oncology.pdf 8. ESMO/ASCO recommendations for a Global Curriculum in medical oncology, 2010 Update. http://www.asco.org/sites/default/files/esmo-asco\_revised\_recommendations.pdf 9. ESMO/ASCO Global Curriculum for training in medical oncology, Log Book, second edition, 2016. http://www.esmo.org/content/ download/81967/1487517/file/The-ESMO-ASCO-Global-Curriculumfor-Training-in-Medical-Oncology-Log-Book-2016.pdf 10. ESMO/ASCO Global Curriculum for training in medical oncology, Log Book, second edition, 2016. https://www.asco.org/sites/newwww.asco.org/files/content-files/international-programs/documents/ 2016-ESMO-ASCO-Log-Book-interactive.pdf 11. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (text with EEA relevance). OJ 2005;L255:22-142. 12. Pavlidis N, Alba E, Berardi R, et al. The ESMO/ASCO Global Curriculum and the evolution of medical oncology training in Europe.
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