Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the Action grants for inter-speciality cancer training programme to update the skills of healthcare professionals and foster the development of a high-quality workforce.
This action will develop an inter-speciality cancer training programme focused on clinical oncology, surgery and radiology specialities, including their nursing services, as well as on patients’ quality of life and well-being, including mental, psychosocial and nutritional support, along with patient empowerment.
Activities
Preparatory actions through meetings (5) and workshops (5) to deliver the following:
- Development of first set of curricula to be delivered for the launch of the first training in inter-speciality oncology, targeted to clinical oncology, surgery and radiology, including their respective nursing services.
- Fine-tuning of needs assessments, namely estimation of the costing needed to support per centre involved and per person trained, taking into account the number of participants in the consortium.
- Selection and preparation of the first cohort of trainees who will participate in the inter-speciality oncology training.
- Selection and preparation of the cancer centres who will support and host the first cohort of trainees.
Funding Information
The available budget for this call is EUR 5 000 000.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for funding, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies) created under Union law or an international organisation, or
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories linked to it (OCTs)
- eligible non-EU countries:
- EEA countries and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme (third countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, neighbourhood countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature
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