After tree successful Masterclass editions, the Masterclass presents up-to-date, standardised knowledge of the multidisciplinary management of gynaecological cancers to future gynaecological oncologists across Europe.
The course furthers the organisations’ key goal of harmonising gynaecological oncology training and education throughout Europe.
The primary learning objective of the Masterclass is to cover the entire curriculum of the gynae-oncological subspecialty as defined by ESGO, which defines the European standards of training and care in Gynaecological Oncology.
This full-immersion, clinically oriented, multidisciplinary event offers plenary lectures, regarding state-of-the-art clinical evaluation and treatments with reference to clinical guidelines.
Key Topics:
- Pelvic anatomy applied to gynaecological cancer surgery
- Cervical cancer
- Vulvar cancers
- Breast cancer
- Malignant tumors of the uterus
- Malignant tumors of the ovaries
- Miscellaneous (palliative care, side effects of chemotherapy, targeted therapy)
- Workshops: Presentation of selected clinical cases by participants with discussion
After the Masterclass, participants will have a full picture of the basics of different gynaecological cancers, their treatment, and care in compliance with the ESGO-defined standards of training in gynaecological oncology.
An international faculty of leading experts in the field is contribute to the program. Participation is compulsory throughout the course. The Masterclass is conducted entirely in English.
The ESGO Masterclass in Gynaecological Oncology, organized by the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), is accredited by the EACCME®, the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists.
Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Only those e-learning materials that are displayed on the UEMS-EACCME website have formally been accredited.
Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(TM).
Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.
Listed below are the potential conflict of interest, as disclosed by the speakers.
Christina Fotopoulou
Grants/research supports: Sequana
Honoraria or consultation fees: Roche, Ethicon, Tesaro, Olympus, AZ
Fedro Peccatori
Honoraria or consultation fees: Roche, AstraZeneca, Clovis, Takeda, Ipsen
The remaining faculty reported no conflict of interest.
