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Basic skills in "Strategic Leading and Management in the Cancer Care Continuum"

07.03.2025 - 08.03.2025Milan, IT



The Strategic Leading and Management in the Cancer Care Continuum course is a free of charge, closed event for selected participants only.

Deadline for application: 20th October 2024

Description
The leadership and management skills and capabilities in the Cancer Care Continuum are becoming more and more important for medical and clinical staff, also to be ready to face challenges, dynamics and complexity of the modern healthcare environment, as fast-paced technological advancements, increasing patient needs and scarce resources, especially in the field of oncology. 
For this reason, SPCC is willing to launch a basic skills in "Strategic Leading and Management in the Cancer Care Continuum", an educational course designed to increase participants’ understanding of management skills and to develop capabilities to be effective leaders.

Learning objectives
• To increase awareness and knowledge about leadership and management in the Cancer Care Continuum
• To learn the fundamentals of leadership (e.g. communication, strategic thinking, team building, and leading) 
• To understand the importance of strategic planning, performance measurement, and management and how to implement them
• To provide foundation for self-developing 
• To improve knowledge about dynamics, needs, and complexity of the whole Cancer Care ecosystem (e.g., digitalisation, affordability, assessment & equity of access of innovative technologies, measurement of health outcomes).
 
Outcomes
• To equip healthcare professionals (HCPs), researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders with the tools and strategies necessary to anticipate future trends and challenges in cancer care
• To effectively lead their organisations towards achieving long-term objectives in improving patient outcomes and experiences

The course is held entirely in English and fluency in English is necessary for admission. 

 
THE STRATEGIC LEADING AND MANAGEMENT IN THE CANCER CARE CONTINUUM COURSE IS FREE OF CHARGE.

ATTENDANCE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY, WITH 40 PARTICIPANTS BEING SELECTED.
 
Deadline for application: 20th October 2024
 
Ideal candidate profile:
• Is aged up to 50 years
• Has a leadership and/or management role in the cancer care continuum
• Is preparing to take on initiatives, leadership responsibilities, and managerial roles
• Is fluent in English

The course is addressed to the following categories:
• Mid-career oncology professionals
• Mid-career managers of hospitals or clinics
• Mid-career health care professionals with managerial roles 
• Mid-high-level representatives of patient or advocate organisations
• Mid-career IT managers
• Industry representatives
• Regulatory bodies
• Policy makers and payers
 
How to apply
Interested participants should apply online (at the top of this page) providing:
• Letter describing motivation for attendance
• Professional experience template describing managerial experience in actual or past positions (please click HERE to download it)
• Complete CV 
 

07 March

10:00Welcome
Aapro Matti, CH - Dégi Csaba L., RO - Tarricone Rosanna, IT
10:30Strategic foresight and leading in cancer care: how anticipate future trends and challenges in cancer care, and effectively navigate these changes and achieve their long-term objectives in improving patient outcomes and experiences
Trinchero Elisabetta, IT
11:30Scenario planning in cancer care: anticipating various future scenarios and their potential implications (organisational, clinical, technological, managerial)
Ferrara Lucia, IT
12:30Lunch
13:30Keynote speech: emerging clinical trends and challenges in oncology
Rubio Isabel T., ES
14:30Group work on the application of strategic foresight in cancer care: early detection of internal and external forces in cancer care
Ferrara Lucia, IT - Trinchero Elisabetta, IT
16:30Plenary interactive discussion
Ferrara Lucia, IT - Morrissey Mike, BE - Presti Pietro, CH - Rubio Isabel T., ES - Trinchero Elisabetta, IT
17:30Conclusion
Ferrara Lucia, IT - Trinchero Elisabetta, IT

08 March

09:00Welcome
Ferrara Lucia, IT - Trinchero Elisabetta, IT
09:30Strategic leading in cancer care: leadership, vision, and collaboration to drive continuous improvement and ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across the cancer care continuum
Trinchero Elisabetta, IT
11:30Developing a strategic plan: creating a roadmap for navigating future trends and challenges in the context of cancer care
Morrissey Mike, BE
12:30Lunch
13:30Managing change in cancer care
Ferrara Lucia, IT
14:30Work group action planning and implementation: translating strategic insights into actionable steps for organisational leadership
Ferrara Lucia, IT - Trinchero Elisabetta, IT
16:30Plenary interactive discussion
Ferrara Lucia, IT - Morrissey Mike, BE - Presti Pietro, CH - Trinchero Elisabetta, IT
17:30Conclusion & lessons learnt
Ferrara Lucia, IT - Trinchero Elisabetta, IT
Aapro Matti
Sharing Progress in Cancer Care and Clinique de Genolier, Bellinzona and Genolier, Switzerland
Dégi Csaba L.
President at the European Cancer Organisation, International Psycho-Oncology Society and Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ferrara Lucia
Associate Professor of Practice in Healthcare Management at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy
Morrissey Mike
Chief Executive and Board Member at European Cancer Organisation, Brussels, Belgium
Presti Pietro
Sharing Progress in Cancer Care, Bellinzona, Switzerland
Rubio Isabel T.
Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain
Tarricone Rosanna
SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy
Trinchero Elisabetta
Associate Professor of Practice in Public Management at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy
The course is a closed event for selected participants only. It will be held in english and translation will not be provided.

Deadline for application: 20th October 2024
 
Organising secretariat
Sharing Progress in Cancer Care
Via Vincenzo Vela, 6
6500 Bellinzona – Switzerland
Tel: +41 91 820 09 68

Martina Radice
 
Annalisa Musco
 
Practicalities
Course venue: 
Campus Bocconi, Via Roberto Sarfatti, 10, 20136 Milan, Italy.
Selected participants will benefit from access to the course and its educational materials, as well as meals according to the programme.
It will start on Friday 07 March 2025 at 10:00 CET and end on Saturday 08 March at 18:00 CET. Arriving late for the start or leaving early at the end are not acceptable.

Travel expenses and hotel booking should be organised and paid by the participant.
 
Accreditation
Participants will be issued a certificate of attendance at the end of the event by completing the evaluation questionnaire (minimum attendance 100% of in-person event).
Application for CME recognition will be submitted to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).  
EACCME credits are recognised by the American Medical Association towards the Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). 
Information on the status of the applications can be obtained from the organising secretariat.