King Albert II Cancer Institute: Difference between revisions

Primary purpose: To provide professional development opportunities for individuals in a strategic hospital role, in line with the Cancer Plan, thereby addressing the need for specialized training in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

Target audience: Graduate nurses, those with a Bachelor's degree in nursing focused on oncology, or individuals with a Master's degree in biomedical sciences or public health, provided they have relevant professional experience in the field of oncology.

Access: Information [1].

Training: Fellowship

Primary purpose: It offers a two-year training in the cancerology area structured by one year of clinical activity and one year of research activity with certificate.

Target audience: Foreign medical specialists (EU and non-EU).

Access: Information [2]

Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	yes
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	yes (does not specifies the type of technique)
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	yes (does not specifies the type of technique)
Machine	Digitalised imaging (PACS)	yes
Machine	Ultrasound	yes
Technique	Interventional Radiology	yes
Technique	MRI-guided biopsy	yes
Technique	Stereostatic biopsy	yes
Technique	Ultrasound guided biopsy	yes
Technique	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)	yes
Technique	EBUS-TBNA	yes
Technique	X-rays	yes
Technique	CT guided biopsis	yes
Technique	Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB)	yes
Technique	Angiography	yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Pet Scan	yes
Machine	PET (PET CT + PET MRI)	yes
Machine	PET CT	yes
Machine	SPECT	yes
Machine	SPECT CT	yes
Technique	Bone scintigraphy	yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Cytology laboratory	yes
Facility	Histopathology laboratory	yes
Technique	Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH)	yes
Technique	FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization)	yes
Technique	PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)	yes
Technique	Cytometry	yes
Technique	Immunofluorescence techniques	yes
Technique	Histochemistry	yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	PDL1	yes
Technique	PI3KCA	yes
Technique	ER	yes
Technique	KRAS	yes
Technique	BRAF	yes
Technique	NTRK	yes
Technique	RET	yes
Technique	MET	yes
Technique	EGFR	yes
Technique	ALK	yes
Technique	ROS	yes
Technique	HER2 status	yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Hysteroscopy	yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	1
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	2
Specialist	Digestive surgery	18
Specialist	Neurosurgery	9
Specialist	Gynaecological surgery	3
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	4
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	3
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	yes
Specialist	Paediatric surgery	4
Specialist	ENT surgery	yes
Specialist	Sarcoma surgery	2
Technique	Robotic surgery	yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	4
Machine	Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT	yes
Facility	Proton/carbon facilities	yes
Technique	Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC)	yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	yes
Technique	Chemoembolization	yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	yes
Technique	Proton therapy	yes
Technique	Respiratory motion management	yes
Technique	Adaptive radiotherapy	yes
Technique	Virtual simulation for treatment planning	yes
Technique	Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning	yes
Technique	PET CT treatment planning	yes
Machine	TomoTherapy Machines	2
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Cellular therapy unit with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)	yes
Technique	Allogenic stem cell transplants	yes
Technique	Autologous bone marrow transplants	yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Medical oncologist	31
Specialist	Physician specialised in pain treatment	1
Specialist	Neurologist	2
Specialist	Lung physician	3
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	yes
Specialist	Social worker	4
Specialist	Physiotherapist	9
Specialist	Dietitian	yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Endoprosthesis	yes
Technique	Interventional Endoscopy	yes
Technique	Rigid Bronchoscopy	yes
Technique	Biliary drainage	yes
Technique	Venous Accesses	yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	yes
Facility	Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit	yes

Prevention

Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Smoking detoxification center	yes

Palliative Care

Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated)	yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Associations: Les Enfants de Salus Sanguinis, Run for Hope, Jennifer asbl and Fondation Jana de Koker

Content type: Raise funds to help fulfill projects and initiatives to promote the well-being of the patients and their families.

Target audience: Children treated in the pediatric hematology and oncology department and their families.

Access: Information [3]

Course: Arcadie workshops

Content type: Artistic workshops.

Target audience: Children who are hospitalized for a long period of time and their siblings.

Access: Information [4]

Project: Climbing Your Mountain - A Each His Matterhorn

Content type: They promote mountain climbing activities in Zermatt (Valais-Switzerland).

Target audience: Patients aged 15 to 25 treated at the Saint-Luc University clinics (establishments of King Albert II).

Access: Information [5]

Project: Valentine De Vos Camps (Camping)

Content type: Holiday camps supervised by a medical team.

Target audience: Children aged 7 to 14 in cancer treatment in pediatric hematology and oncology department.

Access: Information [6] [7]

Resource: Trials List

Primary purpose: Provides easy access to patients and professionals to the available clinical trials, which are organized by type of cancer.

Target audience: Oncological patients.

Access: Information [8]

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