The Educational Committee's goal is to promote education in oncology and ensure a high standard of professional qualification and practice.

Dr. Rolf Stahel

• Supervising, reviewing and approving:
  • Educational programs of ESMO events
  • Educational activities
  • Certification and recertification programs
• Selecting experts for the Faculty list

A steering committee is responsible to lead the overall activities of the Educational Committee, liaising with working groups and task forces:

• Cancer Patient Working Group
• Cancer Prevention Working Group
• Examination Working Group
• Global Core Curriculum Task Force
• Guidelines Working Group
• Publishing Working Group
• Faculty
• ESMO Highlights Working Group
• E-learning and CME Working Group

2009	ESMO E-Learning and CME Working Group established
2008	ESMO Highlights Working Group established
2005	Partnership Meetings
2005	Handbook series
2004	Supported Meetings
2003	First ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC)
2002	Clinical Discussion Forum on ESMO Web site
1999	ESMO Faculty list
1998	ESMO program of certification and training
1994	ESMO Labeled Meetings
1992	First educational program at ESMO Congress in Lyon, France
1989	ESMO Medical Oncologist's Recertification Approval (ESMO-MORA) program
1989	Educational Committee established

NAME	COUNTRY	FUNCTION
Rolf A. Stahel	Switzerland	Chair
Fabrice André	France	Committee Member
Matti S. Aapro	Switzerland	Committee Member
Carsten Bokemeyer	Germany	Committee Member
Paolo G. Casali	Italy	Committee Member
Andres Cervantes Ruiperez	Spain	Committee Member
Fortunato Ciardiello	Italy	Committee Member
Michael Cullen	United Kingdom	Committee Member
Mario A. Dicato	Luxembourg	Committee Member
Robert Eckert	Germany	Committee Member
Enriqueta Felip	Spain	Committee Member
Karim Fizazi	France	Committee Member
Claus H. Koehne	Germany	Committee Member
Helen Kosmidis	Greece	Committee Member
Lisa Licitra	Italy	Committee Member
James Mackay	United Kingdom	Committee Member
Nicholas Pavlidis	Greece	Committee Member
Marco A. Pierotti	Italy	Committee Member
Andres M. Poveda	Spain	Committee Member
C.J.A. Punt	Netherlands	Committee Member
Harry C. Schouten	Netherlands	Committee Member
Hans-Joerg Senn	Switzerland	Committee Member
Cora N. Sternberg	Italy	Committee Member
Roger Stupp	Switzerland	Committee Member
Simon J.P. Van Belle	Belgium	Committee Member
Jan B. Vermorken	Belgium	Committee Member
John Wagstaff	United Kingdom	Committee Member

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