Programme
5 September 2023
Session 1 (17:00 – 19:30)
Career and research opportunities at EORTC (moderator: P. Szturz, CHU Lausanne, CH)
- Introduction: about the program, its agenda, and learning objectives ( P. Szturz, CHU Lausanne, CH)
- EORTC survival kit: the minimum to know about its structure, functions, and plans for the future, fellowship at the EORTC headquarters (D. Lacombe, EORTC CEO)
- Y-ECI program at EORTC (P. Szturz, CHU Lausanne, CH)
- Meet the Y-ECI group representatives (M. Geurts, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
- Testimonial from an EORTC fellow (D. Portik, EORTC, Brussels, BE)
- Current opportunities for Y-ECIs to collaborate:
- How to start (B. Besse, Gustave Roussy, Viffejuif, FR)
- Trials searching for participating centres (A. Marinus, EORTC, Brussels, BE)
- Current research projects and activities in the Y-ECI community (A. Pellerino, Ospedale San Giovanni, Torino, IT)
- Q&A (incl. Homework MBTI Test) (All speakers)
19 September 2023
Session 2 (17:00 – 19:30)
Leadership and management skills (moderator: D. Lacombe, EORTC CEO)
- Q&A from the previous session (D. Lacombe, EORTC CEO)
- Meet the EORTC Presidents, interactive session (W. van der Graaf, EORTC President, and B. Tombal, EORTC Past-President)
- Core leadership skills – an overview (M. Lyons, P. Ebert, McKinsey)
- Centered Leadership – Introduction of the 5 skill-dimensions that make leaders thrive
- Leading through trust-based relationships
- A hands-on introspective and interactive session on what leaders can do to strengthen trust
- A perspective on Trust in Teams – why it matters and how to foster it
- Recommendations on how to hone your leadership skills further
- Q&A
3 October 2023
Session 3 (17:00 – 19:30)
Partnership with industry and academic institutions (moderator: M. Fontes, CUF-Tejo, Lisbon, PT)
- Q&A from the previous session (M. Fontes, CUF-Tejo, Lisbon, PT)
- Commercial perspectives ( P. Therasse, Servier, Paris, FR & M. Zaiac, Novartis, Basel, CH)
- Academic perspectives (JY Blay, Leon Berard, Lyon, FR)
- Intergroup collaboration and international position of EORTC (A. Marinus, EORTC, Brussels, BE)
- Fundraising (A. Koulentaki, EORTC, Brussels, BE)
- Q&A (all speakers)
17 October 2023
Session 4 (17:00 – 19:30)
Regulatory affairs and EU policies (moderator: A. Marinus, EORTC, Brussels, BE)
- Q&A from the previous session (D. Lacombe, EORTC CEO, Brussels, BE)
- European policies and regulatory frameworks (R. Sullivan, Kings College, London, UK)
- EMA (C. Voltz, EMA, Amsterdam, NL)
- Independent clinical research in Europe (D. Lacombe, EORTC CEO, Brussels, BE)
- Legal considerations (S. Kromar, EORTC, Brussels, BE)
- Q&A (all speakers)
7 November 2023
Session 5 (17:00 – 19:30)
Clinical Trial Development: the EORTC perspective (moderator: V. Golfinopoulos, EORTC HQ Director, Brussels, BE)
- Q&A from the previous session (V. Golfinopoulos, EORTC HQ Director, Brussels, BE)
- An historical perspective on EORTC Clinical Trials (J. Verweij, NL)
- How a clinical project is developed, from a research proposal to publication (interactive session)
- Experts’ testimonials ( M. van den Bent, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, NL & M. Ignatiadis, Institut Bordet, Brussels, BE)
- EORTC perspective (V. Golfinopoulos, EORTC HQ Director, Brussels, BE)
- Q&A (incl. Homework: preparation for the STATS course and selection of a publication to review) (All speakers)
21 November 2023
Session 6 (17:00 – 19:30)
Methodological session (moderator: J. Bogaerts, EORTC Scientific Director, Brussels, BE & S. Litière, EORTC, Brussels, BE)
- Q&A from the previous session (J. Bogaerts, EORTC Scientific Director, Brussels, BE; A. Pellerino, Ospedale San Giovanni, Torino, IT)
- The steps of a clinical study (S. Litiere, EORTC HQ)
- Objectives
- Design
- Accrual, conduct and data collection
- Data analysis
- QoL in clinical trials – the SISAQUOL experience (M. Pe, EORTC HQ)
- The road to pragmatic clinical research (T. Gorlia, EORTC HQ)
- Q&A (all speakers)
12 December 2023
Session 7 (17:00 – 19:30)
Clinical Trial Development: physicians’ and patients’ perspectives (moderator: A. Pellerino, Ospedale San Giovanni, Torino, IT)
- Q&A from the previous session ( A. Pellerino, Ospedale San Giovanni, Torino, IT)
- How a research paper gets published (A. Murphy, EJC, US)
- Ideas for research papers within EORTC ( M. Fontes e Sousa, CUF-Tejo, Lisbon, PT)
- Inviting a patient to participate in a clinical trial (W. van der Graaf, EORTC President)
- EORTC perspective on patient involvement in clinical trials, patient information sheets (I. Shakhnenko, EORTC Brussels, BE)
- Quality of life aspects: oncologists’ and patients’ perspectives (M. Van Hemelrijck, NHS, London, UK)
- Q&A (all speakers)
- Thank you and practical information: CME credits and further courses (Moderator)