15 June 2023
June 15th 2023, we held our kick-off meeting with our new Lung Cancer Working Group , following our principle of representation by multiple stakeholders, supporting efficiency in lung cancer care.
June 15th 2023, we held our kick-off meeting with our new Lung Cancer Working Group , following our principle of representation by multiple stakeholders, supporting efficiency in lung cancer care.
We are very proud that Professor Dr. Ingel Demedts has accepted to be the chair of our LCWG. Professor Demedts has been active as a pulmonologist/thoracic oncologist in AZ Delta since 2009 and has extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. He is also a visiting professor at Ghent University. In addition, he is also a Principal Investigator in AZ Delta for more than 100 studies in the field of lung cancer. He has additional interest in the use and implementation of PROMS and value based healthcare in clinical practice. Apart from being an expert in many different projects, he is currently also member of the Flemish Task Force for the implementation of lung cancer screening.
Together with all the stakeholders , we will work together towards efficient, innovative, patient centered lung cancer care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
OPTIMOC stands for “optimization of the multidisciplinary oncology consultation (MOC) at Belgian oncology departments”. OPTIMOC is a research project funded by All.Can Belgium that aims to enhance patient-centred treatment decision-making for cancer patients.
July is Sarcoma Awareness Month. A survey conducted by All.Can Belgium shows that raising extra awareness of sarcomas is still much needed.
On the 26th of June, the offices of the Stichting tegen Kanker/Fondation contre le Cancer formed the background for the 2nd general assembly of All.Can Belgium, a multi-stakeholder platform that aims at mobilizing the Belgian cancer care community to engage in specific projects to improve the efficiency of cancer care…
