Educational training in basic concepts of cancer screening and population registry for health care professionals
which first and foremost requires from them to popularise screening and collect valid data for cancer registry in their respective territories.
Planning for anti-cancer activities should be based upon realistic statistical information, comparable with the data from other countries, and should take into consideration the recommendations from reputable international organisations. This on its part requires the creation of a coherent and standardised system; a computerised network for the population cancer registry with national, regional and district levels that would allow the formation of a unified informational space and facilitate the monitoring and permanent control of cancer patients.
Family-centered care became important and oncology nurses are the link between the patient, parent and family, and the physician. The nurse should provide clinical care, education, and support.
The nurses should be educated and mentored by the physicians with whom they work. Eventually continuing education programs must be developed to provide nurses to assist with data collection and patient evaluation, as progress in treatment improved through screening programme evaluations.
Organisation
The Association of Oncologists of Georgia, based on National Cancer Centre (NCC) was founded on June 11, 2004 by the leading specialists in the field. The goal of the Association is to help its members united on the basis of democratic principles be actively involved in the protection of their civil, professional and socioeconomic interests and to improve the quality of cancer management in Georgia. To that end, the Association conducts the following activities:
- Helps to facilitate decentralisation of Georgia’s healthcare system;
- Carries out educational campaigns;
- Helps Georgian doctors to improve their professional qualifications at foreign medical centers and organizes exchanges of cancer specialists by closely cooperating with foreign medical associations;
- Popularises the works and activities of national medical scientists;
- Develops and conducts advocacy campaigns;
- Organises scientific meetings, seminars, conferences and congresses and publishes their materials in various forms; snd participates in the monitoring of Georgias cancer facilities.
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