From Gaps to Growth: Delivering Digital Skills in Cancer Care

A Stakeholder Forum for the TRANSiTION Project

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Background

Despite digital health's potential, challenges persist in cancer care, including a scarcity of workforce training on digital skills and limited digital health literacy.

Digital literacy among healthcare professionals, non-clinical professionals (i.e. health managers) and cancer patients is crucial for the successful digital solutions uptake and integration across the cancer continuum hence capitalizing on its full potential. Education and training in digital health are identified as top priorities for developing the future healthcare workforce (i.e. healthcare professionals and non-clinical professionals), improving the quality of care and quality of care experience and enabling patient access to improved healthcare services.

 

The Overall Objectives of TRANSiTION

The TRANSiTION project is developing an advanced education programme for healthcare professionals and non-clinical staff (i.e. health managers), which will equip them with digital skills needed to exchange information more efficiently and effectively with patients and other professionals. The project commenced by assessing and mapping the current digital skills and has engaged directly with stakeholders to identify their specific needs. This will enable and facilitate professionals and non-clinical staff to adopt new digital tools and integrate them into their everyday practices enabling a smoother digital transition.

Led by the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), the project collaborates with various organisations and uses a problem-solving, teamwork approach to enhance competencies. TRANSiTION has a consortium of 25 partners from 14 member states with expertise in professional development and training programmes in the healthcare sector.

 

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Why is this Stakeholder Forum important for the TRANSiTION Project?

Ensuring that healthcare professionals can work effectively with the latest tools and technology is crucial to ensuring that cancer patients receive the best and most efficient care in Europe. stakeholders, policymakers and co-researchers will have the chance to contribute to its creation during the design and development phase through this forum. A high-level report will be issued following the forum to capture the main points of the discussions and to facilitate drawing conclusions and further connections.

 

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Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

09 October 2024 15:00 - 17:00 CEST

Virtual

Agenda

15:00 – 15:15: Welcome and overview of the project

Andreas Charalambous, Cyprus University of Technology

Big picture, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the EU’s digital agenda, the digital
transformation of cancer care etc.

15:15 – 15:30: State of the art on digital skills trainings and education across Europe

Presentation of mapping and training needs assessment

15:30 – 15:45: Quickfire presentation of the TRANSiTION curriculum

Daniela Cabutto, Open University of Catalonia

Presentation of each of the 11 programme modules. Discussion on the benefits and strengths of the curriculum
and the issues raised. Emphasis on its multidisciplinary nature

15:45 – 16:15 Stakeholder perspectives on digital skills training for cancer professionals 
  • Improving digital skills in the clinical setting – reflecting on real life experiences, led by Andreas Charalambous, CUT
  • Delivering education and training in a pressured healthcare delivery environment, led by Clara Madrid, ICO
  • The importance of accreditation, led by Kim Benstead, ACOE
16:15 – 16:25: Wrap up from the break-out rooms
16:25 – 16:55: Building a sustainable EU agenda for digital skills in the cancer workforce: the power of collaboration

Roundtable discussion, chaired by Katarzyna Ptak-Bufkens, European Commission

Invited contributions from:

  • Andreas Charalambous, Cyprus University of Technology (TRANSiTION)
  • Virpi Sulosaari, Turku University of Applied Sciences (DigiCanTrain)
  • Laurène Mathey, European Health Management Association (BeWell)
16:55-17:00: Conclusion of event

Andreas Charalambous, Cyprus University of Technology

Including:

  • Next steps and event report
  • How to get involved in TRANSiTION and benefit from the training

Related Resources

  • TRANSiTION Project
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Speakers

  • Andreas Charalambous TRANSiTION Project Coordinator, Past-President of the European Cancer Organisation and Professor of Oncology and Palliative Care at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
  • Kim Benstead ACOE Chair
  • Laurène Mathey Director of Projects, European Health Management Association, BeWell Project
  • Katarzyna Ptak Bufkens European Commission, Directorate General for Heath and Food Safety
  • Dimitris Protogiros Member of the TRANSiTION research team, Cyprus University of Technology, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Health in Greece
  • Virpi Sulosaari DigiCanTrain Project Coordinator, Principal lecturer and research group leader, Turku University of Applied Sciences and President, European Oncology Nursing Society
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Speakers

  • Andreas Charalambous TRANSiTION Project Coordinator, Past-President of the European Cancer Organisation and Professor of Oncology and Palliative Care at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
  • Kim Benstead ACOE Chair
  • Laurène Mathey Director of Projects, European Health Management Association, BeWell Project
  • Katarzyna Ptak Bufkens European Commission, Directorate General for Heath and Food Safety
  • Dimitris Protogiros Member of the TRANSiTION research team, Cyprus University of Technology, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Health in Greece
  • Virpi Sulosaari DigiCanTrain Project Coordinator, Principal lecturer and research group leader, Turku University of Applied Sciences and President, European Oncology Nursing Society
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  • Andreas Charalambous TRANSiTION Project Coordinator, Past-President of the European Cancer Organisation and Professor of Oncology and Palliative Care at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
  • Kim Benstead ACOE Chair
  • Laurène Mathey Director of Projects, European Health Management Association, BeWell Project
  • Katarzyna Ptak Bufkens European Commission, Directorate General for Heath and Food Safety
  • Dimitris Protogiros Member of the TRANSiTION research team, Cyprus University of Technology, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Health in Greece
  • Virpi Sulosaari DigiCanTrain Project Coordinator, Principal lecturer and research group leader, Turku University of Applied Sciences and President, European Oncology Nursing Society
  • Stergiani Spyrou Head of IT Department of 3rd Regional Health Authority, Greece , postdoctoral researcher at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Daniela Cabutto Masters in Digital health, coordinator of Work Package 4 the TRANSiTION project. Member of the eHealthLab research group
  • Clara Madrid Alejos Project Manager at E-Oncologia, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Associate Professor at the University of Vic (UVIC) , Coordinator of Work Package 5 of the TRANSiTION Project, Member of the GRINTIE Research Team, University of Barcelona

Speakers

  • Andreas Charalambous TRANSiTION Project Coordinator, Past-President of the European Cancer Organisation and Professor of Oncology and Palliative Care at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
  • Kim Benstead ACOE Chair
  • Laurène Mathey Director of Projects, European Health Management Association, BeWell Project
  • Katarzyna Ptak Bufkens European Commission, Directorate General for Heath and Food Safety
  • Dimitris Protogiros Member of the TRANSiTION research team, Cyprus University of Technology, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Health in Greece
  • Virpi Sulosaari DigiCanTrain Project Coordinator, Principal lecturer and research group leader, Turku University of Applied Sciences and President, European Oncology Nursing Society
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Speakers

  • Andreas Charalambous TRANSiTION Project Coordinator, Past-President of the European Cancer Organisation and Professor of Oncology and Palliative Care at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
  • Kim Benstead ACOE Chair
  • Laurène Mathey Director of Projects, European Health Management Association, BeWell Project
  • Katarzyna Ptak Bufkens European Commission, Directorate General for Heath and Food Safety
  • Dimitris Protogiros Member of the TRANSiTION research team, Cyprus University of Technology, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Health in Greece
  • Virpi Sulosaari DigiCanTrain Project Coordinator, Principal lecturer and research group leader, Turku University of Applied Sciences and President, European Oncology Nursing Society
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