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The Contribution of the European School Of Oncology Education to the Central Asian and Caucasian Regions

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The European School of Oncology (ESO) organizes educational activities within Europe, the Mediterranean region, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. In this paper, we report on the participation of oncologists from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia in various ESO activities including the masterclass, courses, refresher courses, conventions, conferences, consensus conferences, clinical training centers fellowship program, and the medical students’ courses in oncology. Over the last 15 years, 428 oncologists and medical students have successfully attended one or more of the above activities organized in various European countries. This article details the implementation and coordination of the ESO educational events in the Central Asian and the Caucasian regions.

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We would like to thank Mrs Alice Ciocchini and Corinne Hall from the ESO Office for their continuous support.

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  1. European School of Oncology College (ESCO), Milan, Italy

    Nicholas Pavlidis & Alex Eniu

  2. Tashkent State Dental Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Alisher Kahharov

  3. European School of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Fedro A. Peccatori, Matti Aapro, Franco Cavalli & Alberto Costa

  4. Gynecologic Oncology Department, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy

    Fedro A. Peccatori

  5. Breast Center, Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland

    Matti Aapro

  6. Hospital Riviera Chablais, Rennaz, Switzerland

    Alex Eniu

  7. Cancer Medicine Department, Gustave Roussy, 94800, Villejuif, France

    Elie Rassy

  8. Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland

    Franco Cavalli

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Pavlidis, N., Kahharov, A., Peccatori, F.A. et al. The Contribution of the European School Of Oncology Education to the Central Asian and Caucasian Regions. J Canc Educ 37, 224–229 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-021-02072-5

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