Skåne University Hospital Cancer Centre

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Learning Resources

Courses: Faculty of Medicine at Lund University

Primary purpose: Aim to implement the strategic plan for Lund University's Faculty of Medicine, focusing on education, research, societal cooperation, international relations, and resource management.

Target Audience: Students, faculty members, and employees of the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University.

Access Information: Information [1].

Trainings: Clinical Electives (Skåne University Hospital Cancer Centre)

Primary purpose: To provide short-term clinical electives at Skåne University Hospital for students currently enrolled at foreign universities without a student exchange agreement with the faculty.

Target Audience: International students seeking clinical experience.

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Training: Specialist Medical Training Program

Primary purpose: To provide clinical training and external medical courses, for individuals seeking specialization in the medical field.

Target Audience: Medical professionals pursuing specialization in various specialties.

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Training: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Primary purpose: To provide basic and instructor training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.

Target Audience: Associations, companies, individuals, schools, and private healthcare providers.

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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
Machine Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) Yes
Machine Ultrasound Yes
Machine Gamma Camera Yes
Technique Angiography Yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Pet Scan Yes
Machine PET CT Yes
Technique Sentinel node scintigraphy Yes
Technique Bone scintigraphy Yes
Pathology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Electron microscopy Yes
Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique Bronchoscopy Yes
Technique Colonoscopy Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Specialist Breast surgery Yes
Specialist Urological surgery Yes
Specialist Thoracic surgery Yes 550 (yearly)
Specialist Digestive surgery Yes
Specialist Neurosurgery 19 2000 (yearly)
Specialist Gynaecological surgery Yes
Specialist Orthopaedic surgery Yes
Specialist Oncoplastic surgery Yes
Specialist Paediatric surgery Yes
Specialist Sarcoma surgery Yes
Technique Robotic surgery Yes
Radiotherapy
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Brachytherapy unit Yes
Technique Proton therapy Yes
Machine TomoTherapy Machines Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique Allogenic stem cell transplants Yes
Technique Autologous stem cell transplants Yes
Specialists
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Specialist Physician specialised in pain treatment Yes
Specialist Neurologist Yes
Specialist Psychologist or Psychotherapist Yes
Specialist Social worker Yes
Specialist Physiotherapist Yes
Specialist Dietitian Yes
Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Facility Clinical Trial Center Yes

Quality of Life

Quality of Life
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Facility Supportive care unit Yes

Palliative Care

Palliative Care
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Facility Home palliative care availability Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Associations List

Primary purpose: The website provides a list of the active patient associations in the hospital.

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Facility: Library

Primary purpose: To offer library resources and a children's library for the hospital's staff, patients, and medical professionals.

Access Information: Information in Library [6].

Facility: Accommodation

Primary purpose: To provide lodging options for individuals visiting Lund, Ronald McDonald House for families of children receiving care, and Patienthotellet for patients and their relatives.

Access Information: Information in Accommodation for relatives [7] and Patient hotel [8].

Facility: Quiet Room

Primary purpose: To provide a tranquil space for individuals to find solace, rest, read, pray, and meditate, with accessibility to support services for those in need.

Access Information: Information in Death [9].

Facility: Wig Salon

Primary purpose: To provide wigs, turbans, top pieces, and hair products for individuals experiencing hair loss due to medical treatment, alopecia, or hereditary reasons, offering guidance and support in obtaining their first wig.

Access Information: Information [10].

Facility: Hospital Church

Primary purpose: To offer a space for reflection, conversation, and support to individuals of all faiths, with confidentiality maintained by the church's priests.

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Resource: Interpreter

Primary purpose: To facilitate communication for individuals who do not speak Swedish by providing language interpreters, including those for deaf-blind, sign language, text, or TSS interpretation as needed.

Access Information: Information in Interpreter [12].

Resource: Play Therapy

Primary purpose: To offer children and young people, aged 0 to 18, a recreational and creative environment that promotes normalcy and community during their hospital stay.

Access Information: Information [13].

Resource: Grief Groups

Primary purpose: To provide support and assistance to individuals who have experienced the loss of a loved one, offering specialized groups for various age groups and types of loss.

Access Information: Information in Grief groups [14].

Resource: Creative Writing

Primary purpose: To provide an outlet for individuals to express their feelings, thoughts, and experiences through writing and to foster a sense of community through group activities.

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Resource: Practical Help and Companionship

Primary purpose: To offer company and assistance, such as navigation support, to individuals by volunteer hosts from the Red Cross while they are at the hospital.

Access Information: Information in Practical help and companionship [16].

Resource: Patient Forum

Primary purpose: Provides a platform for individuals to access information about health, illness, treatment, and patient rights through lectures and resources, offered in collaboration with the hospital's operations, research, and patient organizations.

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Resource: Hospital School

Primary purpose: To provide education to children and young people admitted to the hospital, ensuring continuity in their schooling and adapting it to their medical needs, in collaboration with their regular schools.

Access Information: Information [18].