CCI4EU - Patient empowerment and patient-centred care


Chairs
: Delia Nicoara, RO - Alexandre Brutti, FR 

Introduction
CCI4EU (Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures for the European Union) is a European project aiming to help Member States and Associated Countries improve or develop their existing or future Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs), by helping develop their research & innovation-related capacities.
 
This course is one of 10 online training courses organised within the project to help countries develop an effective comprehensive infrastructure and widen the reach of this grant. The topic of this online course is Patient empowerment and patient-centered care.

The aim of the course is empowering patients and helping faculty to focus on patient-centred care.

Target audience
Directors, managers and coordinators at hospitals/clinics/CCIs, clinicians, researchers, nurses, patients advocates

Course delivery
This online course will be held live on 19th March from 13:00 - 17:30 (CET) via this webpage. The entire course will be recorded and will remain available as on-demand material. To access the course, participants must register and login to the e-ESO platform on the date of the event.
 
Official language
The course will be held in English. Translations will not be provided. During the live streaming, Zoom subtitles will be available in all languages.
 
Registration
Registration to the course is free but mandatory. Registration will be confirmed by e-mail. 
 
Certificate of attendance
Participants (both live and on-demand) will be issued a certificate of attendance once they have completed a minimum attendance of 75% of the entire course. An online evaluation questionnaire must be completed in order to receive the certificate that will be issued by email. The evaluation questionnaire will appear in the right-hand column of the course page when participants have completed the course.
 
Organising secretariat
Sarah Goldman: sgoldman@eso.net
Francesca Marangoni: fmarangoni@eso.net

LIVE STREAMING

19/03/2025

Welcome and Opening Remarks

19/03/2025

Chairs: Alexandre Brutti, FR - Delia Nicoara, RO

Patient, build your own action plan to beat the cancer (Part 1)

19/03/2025

Empowering Through Knowledge: What Patients Need to Know
Expert: Cyril Sarrauste De Menthière, FR

The Role of Support Groups in Empowerment
Chair: Delia Nicoara, RO

Digital Solutions for Patient Engagement
Expert: Wannes Van Hoof, BE

Patient, build your own action plan to beat the cancer (Part 2)

19/03/2025

Models of Patient Involvement in Latin America
Expert: Paulina Bravo, CL

Testimonial: A Patient's Journey Through Cancer and Empowerment
Chair: Alexandre Brutti, FR

Discussion

Help yourself by being prepared

19/03/2025

Mind Over Matter: The Role of Psychology in Patient Resilience
Expert: Nicoleta-Monica Pasca, RO

Nutrition for Health and Healing
Expert: Roxana-Raluca Bârzu, RO

Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Treatment to Each Patient
Expert: Alexandru Petrusan, RO

Discussion

BREAK

19/03/2025

Practical Tools and Inspirational Insights (Part 1)

19/03/2025

Right to be forgotten - Patients' Rights and Advocacy
Expert: Adela Maghear, BE

Self-Management Skills for Survivorship
Expert: Inna Shchepanska, DE

My Journey to Healing: Lessons from the Patient's Perspective
Expert: Andreea Breaz, RO

Practical Tools and Inspirational Insights (Part 2)

19/03/2025

Closing the Gap: Experience in Empowering patient from Ireland
Expert: Caitriona Higgins, IE

Inspirational Testimonial: Lessons in Resilience
Expert: Alexandra Villatte, FR

Discussion

Closing Remarks and Key Takeaways

19/03/2025

Chairs: Alexandre Brutti, FR - Delia Nicoara, RO
Roxana-Raluca Bârzu

Clinical Nutritionist and Registered Dietitian, MedEuropa Clinic; Oncology and Radiotherapy SN Clinic of Craiova; Bucharest Oncology Institute, Bucharest, Romania

Paulina Bravo

Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Director of Patient Education and Involvement, Santiago, Chile

Andreea Breaz

Educator, Gabrielle Association - Out of care for women, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Alexandre Brutti

Engineer, Stage IV Lung Cancer Survivor, Patient Advocate, OECI; Lung Cancer Europe, Paris, France

Caitriona Higgins

CNM3 and Patient Partnership Lead, Cancer Directorate, Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre, Dublin, Ireland

Adela Maghear

Senior Health Policy Advisor, Independent, Brussel, Belgium

Delia Nicoara

Public Health Specialist, The Oncology Institute "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta", Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Nicoleta-Monica Pasca

Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta", Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Alexandru Petrusan

General Surgeon, The Oncology Institute Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Cyril Sarrauste De Menthière

Patient Partner, Mon Réseau Cancer Colorectal & Montpellier SIRIC, Montpellier, France

Inna Shchepanska

Breast Cancer Patient Advocate, Spark & Heal, Berlin, Germany

Wannes Van Hoof

ELSI Unit lead, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium

Alexandra Villatte

Patient Partner, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France