East Tallinn Central Hospital

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Experts

Learning Resources

Training and Internship

Content Type: Provides training in clinic and research fields.

Target Audience: Students in the area of resident physicians, nurses, midwives, and other healthcare workers.

Access: Information [1].

Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine CT scanners 2 152,749
Machine MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) 3 9,875
Machine Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) yes
Machine Ultrasound yes 126,102
Machine Gamma Camera yes
Technique MRI-guided biopsy yes
Technique Ultrasound guided biopsy yes
Technique Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) yes
Machine Radiation Therapy Devices 0
Machine Angiograph 1
Technique Radioisotope 0
Technique X-rays yes 68,815
Technique Angiography yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine PET CT 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 PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) yes
Technique Foundation One (Foundation Medicine) yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique KRAS yes
Technique BRAF yes
Technique EGFR yes
Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique Bronchoscopy yes
Technique Colposcopy yes
Technique Hysteroscopy yes
Technique Video dermatoscopy yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Specialist Breast surgery yes
Specialist Urological surgery yes
Specialist Digestive surgery yes
Specialist Neurosurgery 1
Specialist Gynaecological surgery yes
Specialist Soft tissue surgery yes
Specialist Orthopaedic surgery 10
Specialist Oncoplastic surgery yes
Specialist ENT surgery 9
Technique spinal decompression surgery for vertebral metastases yes
Radiotherapy
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Brachytherapy unit yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Specialists
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Specialist Medical oncologist 7
Specialist Physician specialised in pain treatment 6
Specialist Neurologist 7
Specialist Psychologist or Psychotherapist 2
Specialist Social worker yes
Specialist Physiotherapist 2

Prevention

Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Facility Breast cancer screening program yes
Facility Cervical cancer screening program yes
Facility Colorectal cancer screening program yes
Facility Smoking detoxification center yes

Palliative Care

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

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Resource: Social counselling

Content Type: Social workers examine the social circumstances of patients and provide support to help them address any challenges they may face, ultimately aiming to promote their autonomy and self-sufficiency upon leaving the healthcare setting.

Target Audience: Hospitalised patients and their families.

Access: Information [2].