ESMO Preceptorship on Supportive and Palliative Care 2024: Lugano
- Start date
- 03 May 2024
- End date
- 04 May 2024
- Location
- Lugano, Switzerland
- Application deadline
- Closed
Learning objectives
- Understand mechanisms, risk, prevention and treatment of the key symptoms and syndromes: pain, anorexia, cachexia, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, mucositis, neurotoxicity, cardiovascular events, venous thromboembolism, haematological complications and their association with cancer disease and antineoplastic treatment
- Understand integration of screening for and assessment of toxicities to antineoplastic treatment, symptoms and other supportive and palliative care needs, and integration of their management in routine oncology care
- Understand the role of rehabilitation in the continuum of care process
- Understand key steps to prepare patients and family members for end-of-life and care of the dying person
- Understand how to communicate with patients about illness, prognosis, coping, hope and decisions. Reflect on your own role and how to address cultural differences
- Get familiar with the ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines on supportive and palliative care topics
Download the preliminary programme
How to apply
Application is via online form. During the application process you will be required to upload the following:
- Your CV including a list of your publications
- 3-5 slides presenting a clinical case (please use the ESMO Preceptorship Case Presentation Power Point template, provided here)
Application deadline
Application for the course is now closed.
Who can apply?
While this course is primarily aimed at oncologists resident in Europe, application is open to all ESMO members.
To apply, ESMO membership is mandatory. If you are not an ESMO member or need to renew your membership, please visit the ESMO membership pages.
Health and Safety Policy
It is each participant’s responsibility to check and comply with the latest health and travel regulations to ensure a smooth and safe journey from the Country of origin to the event venue, and back.
During the event, ESMO will apply health and safety protocols according to the latest local authority guidelines and regulations.
In general, ESMO recommends:
- to apply health precautions and measures according to formal guidance and personal medical history
- to stay up to date with the vaccination status
- to perform a Rapid Antigen Test and wear a mask in case of symptoms
Hand sanitisers will be available throughout the venue; the use of mask is at own discretion in the absence of symptoms.
Any changes to the ESMO health and safety protocols will be communicated on this webpage.
Insurance
ESMO bears no responsibility for any untoward events in connection with, before, during and after the course. Participants are strongly advised to take out their own personal and travel coverage.
What's included?
Successful applicants will benefit from complimentary course registration and accommodation.
Travel grant
In addition to the course registration and the hotel accommodation, a travel grant of maximum 400 euros is offered to non-local participants as a contribution versus their travel costs (excluding Visa costs).
Participants must supply proof of travel as appropriate (tickets and receipts/invoices).
The reimbursement will be processed after the course according to the rules below:
Distance from the city of departure* to the city of arrival** |
Reimbursement per return trip |
---|---|
Up to 100 km |
EUR 70.00 |
101 > 399 km |
EUR 150.00 |
> 400 km |
Please visit this page and use the rail or flight calculator by inserting the city of departure and the city of arrival; then refer to Table 2 (on the same page) to check the reimbursement amount corresponding to the calculated distance. |
Accreditation
The programme of this event has been accredited with 12 ESMO-MORA category 1 points. Recertification is necessary for medical oncologists to remain professionally certified by ESMO. Recertification guarantees that a certified medical oncologist has continued to update her/his knowledge and continues to possess the necessary skills and standards for the practice of medical oncology. For further details, please refer to ESMO-MORA Recertification Process & Requirements.
Co-Chairs
- Karin Jordan, Germany
- Christina Ruhlmann, Denmark
Venue
Novotel Lugano Paradiso
Viale San Salvatore 11
6900 Lugano-Paradiso, Switzerland