Catalan Institute of Oncology
Experts
ICO Badalona
ICO Camp de Tarragona i Terres de l'Ebre
ICO Girona
ICO L'Hospitalet
Programs
Bone marrow transplant and cell therapy program
Learning Resources
Courses: ICO Courses
Primary purpose: To provide comprehensive oncology training through various formats, utilizing professional expertise and international cooperation, with a focus on participative and innovative learning methodologies. Offers a wide range of courses, such as a master's degree in advanced medical skills, oncology nursing, cancer immunotherapy treatments, etc.
Target audience: Healthcare professionals, researchers, and individuals involved in oncology, palliative care, oncology nursing, and related interdisciplinary fields.
Access Information: Information [5].
Trainings: ICO Trainings and Internships
Primary purpose: To provide training opportunities and practical experiences to students and professionals in nursing, nursing assistant, and technician specialties through collaboration agreements with education schools, facilitated by the Teaching Unit at the ICO centers.
Target audience: Students and professionals in the fields of nursing, nursing assistants, and technicians seeking practical training and educational opportunities at the ICO centers.
Acess Information: Information [6].
Classes: ICO Classroom
Primary purpose: To provide healthcare and research professionals, along with management professionals, an opportunity to stay updated on the latest trends, news, research results, and topics related to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Target audience: Healthcare and research professionals.
Acess Information: Information [7].
Courses: E-Oncology
Primary purpose: To provide specialized and up-to-date online training in cancer care through a network of over 200 internationally renowned professionals, with the aim of improving cancer control and patient care outcomes. Offers a wide range of courses, such as master in medical oncology, cervical cancer and HPV program, specialized multidisciplinary training, continuing medical training, training in prevention and epidemiology, nutrition and cancer program, etc.
Target audience: Healthcare professionals and practitioners working in the field of cancer care.
Acess Information: Information [8].
Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods
Diagnostics
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | Yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | Yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | Yes | |
| Technique | PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | Yes | |
| Technique | Techniques for molecular pathology | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | Yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | PIK3CA | Yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | Yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | Yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | Yes |
Resource: Citizen Service Unit (UAC)
Primary purpose: To provide accessible, personalized, and barrier-free services to support patients throughout their hospital care process and facilitate their relationship with the institution. Offers a wide range of services, such as intercultural mediation, living with cancer program, resources for the citizen: resources available to social entities and society, citizen participation: satisfaction surveys and patient experience, grief care program and etc.
Information: Information [9].
Resource: Tobacco Control Unit (UCT)
Primary purpose: To conduct research, evaluation, and intervention projects to prevent and control tobacco consumption and exposure to environmental smoke, both locally and internationally, to impact public health.
Information: Information [10].
Facility: Activities
Primary purpose: To educate and support patients, relatives, and the public about the disease, its treatments, and prevention strategies. Offers a wide range of activities, such as workshops on skincare and the use of make-up, art therapy, emotional support with meditation, yoga, music workshop, virtual reality, etc.
Information: Activities at the Hospitalet ICO [11], at Badalona [12] and Girona [13].
Tool: PsicoOncologiaOnline
Primary purpose: Aims to use digital health technologies to reduce the impact of cancer, especially in psycho-oncology, through research and innovation.
Information: Information [14].
Tool: ICO Electronic Headquarters
Primary purpose: To provide citizens with access to information, services, and electronic procedures of the organization, allowing them to carry out various tasks and inquiries without the need to visit the physical offices in person, using an accepted digital certificate for identification and access.
Information: Information [15].
