In short
With the BeONCOsup project we want to develop a webtool ‘Belgian Handbook for (Hemato-) Oncological Supportive Care’ to optimise the provision of supportive care to cancer patients and their relatives. The webtool will aid professionals in referring their patients to supportive oncological care in Belgium as it concentrates the information and databases necessary for referral.
Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke has appointed Sciensano’s Cancer Centre to coordinate the development of the tool in consultation with the Cabinet, the FPS Health and the National Health and Disability Insurance RIZIV/INAMI.
Register for the thematic working groups
Ten thematic working group sessions around medical, (onco)psychological, socio-professional and social needs have been successfully organised and a list with approximately 110 needs and problems among (hemato-)oncological patients was identified. Currently there are no registrations open. Keep an eye out on the website for future thematic working groups sessions, or contact us through the button bellow.
Summary of the results of the thematic working groups
Project description
The BeONCOsup project is set up based on recurrent results of different projects of the Cancer Centre, indicating the need to optimise supportive care for cancer patients and relatives:
- Study on ‘The Role of Intramural Health Professionals in the Early Sensitization of Belgian Workers With Cancer to their Return-to-Work’
- Round table ‘Aftercare‘
- EMPCAN project
- BePro project
- BE Cancer Barometer
With the project, we want to develop a webtool ‘Belgian Handbook for (Hemato-) Oncological Supportive Care’ for professionals in referring cancer patients to appropriate supportive care (needs-based approach). The main objectives of the project are:
- To develop a list of the medical, (onco)psychosocial, socio-professional and social needs of cancer patients and their relatives
- To identify existing supportive care to meet these needs
- To optimise access to supportive oncology care for patients and their relatives
- To ensure equitable access to supportive oncology care
To achieve the objectives of the project, Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) are set up for 4 domains of supportive cancer care. The following domains have been proposed:
- Medical follow-up
- (Onco)psychosocial care
- Socio-professional integration
- Social care
The WGs are organised by needs/problem to discuss the needs/problem of cancer patients with different experts and by speciality to discuss each need in-depth.
Consortium
Partners
- Sciensano, Cancer Centre - Régine Kiasuwa Mbengi and Sofie Theys
- RIZIV-INAMI
- FOD Volksgezondheid
Technical information
| Leading Coordinator | Sciensano, Belgium |
| Domain / Area | prevention, rehabilitation, psychological care, care organisation |
Related events
- 22/03/2024 Symposium: Supportive cancer care in Belgium : State of play and future directions
Results
Symposium: Supportive Cancer Care in Belgium : State of Play and Future Directions
On the 22nd of March BeONCOsup held its Symposium on the State of Play and Future Directions of Supportive Cancer Care in Belgium.
This event brought together professionals of Belgian institutions and patients to foster dialogue and exchange about the current and future organisation of supportive cancer care, strategies to improve the organisation of supportive care in cancer, and to gain insight in the experiences of patients with supportive care services.
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