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What is the Belgian Board of Oncology?
The Belgian Board of Oncology has been established in the Royal Decree on the Oncological Care Programme enacted in 2004. The composition is of a multidisciplinary nature and is a reflection of the multidisciplinarity of daily oncological care. The mission is the evaluation of oncological activities and to monitor the quality of oncological care. To date, various initiatives have been taken to this end within the relevant working groups. One of the most important working groups is the working group ‘Oncology Manual and Guidelines for Clinical Practice’.
What are the main tasks of the Belgian Board of Oncology?
Development of national guidelines
Every year, an initiative is taken to compile new guidelines or to revise existing guidelines. The aim is to create guidelines tailored to the Belgian context. To this end, use is made of existing clinical-scientific evidence, international guidelines and the broad expertise from oncological practice within specific multidisciplinary working groups. In the past, the KCE has provided scientific support for collection and organisation of the evidence.
Advisory board
The Belgian Board of Oncology is also an advisory body to the Minister for Health and has taken various initiatives or contributed to various initiatives aimed at further improving the quality of oncological care:
- A survey on the implementation of legislation for care programmes
- The registration of rare oncological conditions such as choriocarcinoma and seminoma
- The development of quality indicators
- PROCARE registration
- Participation in the implementation of NGS
- The organisation of a round table on networking in complex cancer care
- Drafting of advisory texts for the Minister.
Board members of the Belgian Board of Oncology
Prof. Dr. Dirk Van Gestel
Chairman of Belgian Board of Oncology
Radiation oncologist
Representative of the Belgian Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (BeSTRO)
Dr. Kristof Cokelaere
Pathologist
Representative of the Belgian Society of Pathology (BSP)
Dr. Vasiliki Siozopoulou
Pathologist
Representative of the Belgian Society of Pathology (BSP)
Prof. Dr. Lieve Brochez
Dermatologist
Representative of the Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Dermatologie en Venerologie (KBVDV)
Prof. Dr. Ann De Becker
Hematologist
Representative of the Belgian Hematology Society (BHS)
Prof. Dr. Philippe Lewalle
Hematologist
Representative of the Belgian Hematology Society (BHS)
Prof. Dr. Jan Van Meerbeeck
Pulmonologist
Representative of the Belgian Respiratory Society (BeRS)
Dr. Kristof Cuppens
Pulmonologist
Representative of the Belgian Respiratory Society (BeRS)
Dr. Joëlle Collignon
Medical Oncologist
Representative of the Belgian Society of Medical Oncology (BSMO)
Prof. Dr. Hans Wildiers
Medical Oncologist
Representative of the Belgian Society of Medical Oncology (BSMO)
Dr. Laure-Anne Teuwen
Medical Oncologist
Representative of the Belgian Society of Medical Oncology (BSMO)
Alternate representative
Dr. Willem Lybaert
Medical Oncologist
Representative of the Belgian Society of Medical Oncology (BSMO)
Alternate representative
Prof. Dr. Karel Decaestecker
Urologist
Representative of the Belgische Vereniging voor Urologie (BVU)
Prof. Dr. Ivan Borbath
Gastroenterologist
Representative of the Belgian Group of Digestive Oncology (BGDO)
Prof. Dr. Karen Geboes
Gastroenterologist
Representative of the Belgian Group of Digestive Oncology (BGDO)
Prof. Dr. Marian Vanhoeij
Surgeon
Representative of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery (RBSS)
Prof. Dr. Johnny Duerinck
Neurosurgeon
Representative of the Belgian Society of Neurosurgery (BSN) and the Belgian Association of Neuro-Oncology (BANO)
Prof. Dr. Steven de Vleeschouwer
Neurosurgeon
Representative of the Belgian Society of Neurosurgery (BSN) and the Belgian Association of Neuro-Oncology (BANO)
Prof. Dr. Yolande Lievens
Radiation oncologist
Representative of the Belgian Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology (BeSTRO)
Dr. Frederic Goffin
Gynecologist
Representative of the Collège Royal des Gynécologues Obstétriciens de Langue Française de Belgique (CRGOLFB)
Dr. Amandine Gerday
Gynecologist
Representative of the Collège Royal des Gynécologues Obstétriciens de Langue Française de Belgique (CRGOLFB)
Dr. Christine Devalck
Pediatric hemato-oncologist
representative of the Belgian Society of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology (BSPHO)
Prof. Dr. An Van Damme
Pediatric hemato-oncologist
representative of the Belgian Society of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology (BSPHO)