ESMO FAMILY SITES
Cancer Patient Working Group
The Cancer Patient Working Group's (CPWG) main mission is the optimization of patient care in Europe and worldwide, the continuous improvement of cancer-specific information and education, the strengthening of patient autonomy and the support of patient rights.
Chair
Dr. Lorenz Jost
Activities and responsibilities
- Providing adequate information about cancer, its diagnosis, treatment, palliative care and aftercare
- Organizing meetings where patient organizations and individuals have the opportunity to express their wishes, concerns and requests
- Interacting with patients to share concerns and experiences and developing action plans for strengthening the role of patients in the oncology community
- Helping physicians and other healthcare providers to understand the specific needs of individual patients, to enhance the quality of communication and personal interaction
- Building strong coalitions between patient representative groups, cancer physicians and other healthcare providers in order to improve the quality of cancer care
- Assisting physicians in obtaining advice from specialists for rare or complex cancer cases
Major achievements
| 2011 | A guide for patients with advanced cancer: Getting the most out of your oncologist. |
| 2011 | European Advocacy in Action Forum during the European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress in Stockholm |
| 2011 | Patient and professional appeal to European leaders and health authorities to play a leading role in supporting UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases, 19-20 September 2011 in New York |
| 2011 | Guides for Patients based on ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines |
| 2011 | Input to Patient Advocacy/Ethics Track at 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress |
| 2010 | Collaboration on Advocacy-in-Action Forum during 2010 ESMO Congress |
| 2010 | Patient Seminar during 35th ESMO Congress |
| 2008 | Patient Seminar during 33rd ESMO Congress |
| 2008 | Patient Seminar during ECLU (ESMO Conference Lugano) |
| 2007 | Cancer Patient Advocacy Forum |
| 2007 | Patient Seminar during ECLU (ESMO Conference Lugano) |
| 2006 | Cancer Patient Working Group (CPWG) established |
Committee Members
| NAME | COUNTRY | FUNCTION |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenz Jost | Switzerland | Chair |
| Raphael Catane | Israel | Committee Member |
| Philip Davies | United Kingdom | Committee Member |
| Francesco De Lorenzo | Italy | Committee Member |
| Louis Denis | Belgium | Committee Member |
| Jan Geissler | Germany | Committee Member |
| Jola Gore Booth | United Kingdom | Committee Member |
| Gabriela Korneck | Austria | Committee Member |
| Stella Kyriakides | Cyprus | Committee Member |
| Stefania Vallone | Italy | Committee Member |
| Anita Waldmann | Germany | Committee Member |
| Wendy Yared | Belgium | Committee Member |


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