Medical oncology future plan of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology: challenges and future needs of the Spanish oncologists

• F. Rivera ^[1] ; R. Andres ^[10] ; E. Felip ^[11] ; R. Garcia-Campelo ^[2] ; P. Lianes ^[3] ; A. Llombart ^[12] ; J. M. Piera ^[4] ; J. Puente ^[5] ; C. A. Rodriguez ^[13] ; R. Vera ^[6] ; J. A. Virizuela ^[7] ; M. Martin ^[8] ; P. Garrido ^[9]
  1. [1] Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla

     Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla

     Santander, España

     
  2. [2] Complexo Hospitalario Universitario da Coruña

     Complexo Hospitalario Universitario da Coruña

     A Coruña, España

     
  3. [3] Hospital de Mataró

     Hospital de Mataró

     Barcelona, España

     
  4. [4] Hospital Universitario de Donostia

     Hospital Universitario de Donostia

     San Sebastián, España

     
  5. [5] Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid

     Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
  6. [6] Gobierno de Navarra

     Gobierno de Navarra

     Pamplona, España

     
  7. [7] Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

     Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

     Sevilla, España

     
  8. [8] Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

     Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

     Madrid, España

     
  9. [9] Hospital Ramón y Cajal

     Hospital Ramón y Cajal

     Madrid, España

     
  10. [10] Hospital Clínico Lozano Blesa, España
  11. [11] Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron, España
  12. [12] Hospital Universitàri Arnau de Vilanova, España
  13. [13] Hospital Clínico Universitario Salamanca, España

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• Localización: Clinical & translational oncology, ISSN 1699-048X, Vol. 19, Nº. 4 (April 2017), 2017, págs. 508-518
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Purpose The SEOM Future Plan is aimed at identifying the main challenges, trends and needs of the medical oncology speciality over the next years, including potential oncologist workforce shortages, and proposing recommendations to overcome them.

    Methods The estimations of the required medical oncologists workforce are based on an updated Medical Oncologist Register in Spain, Medical Oncology Departments activity data, dedication times and projected cancer incidence. Challenges, needs and future recommendations were drawn from an opinion survey and an advisory board.

    Results A shortage of 211 FTE medical oncologist specialists has been established. To maintain an optimal ratio of 158 new cases/FTE, medical oncology workforce should reach 1881 FTE by 2035.

    Conclusions Main recommendations to face the growing demand and complexity of oncology services include a yearly growth of 2.5% of medical oncologist’s workforce until 2035, and development and application of more accurate quality indicators for cancer care and health outcomes measure.