General practitioner – IUC – Institut Universitaire de Cancérologie

To acquire in one year a general training in clinical oncology addressing all aspects of biology, diagnosis and treatment of cancers (access to the recommendations of good clinical practices).

Target audience and pre-requisites

General practitioners or specialists
Interns – Residents

Program

Diagnostic and assessment examinations: anatomopathology, imaging, markers.
Basics of treatment: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy.
Therapeutic trials in oncology.
Targeted molecular therapies.
Strategies in oncology.
The different cancer locations.
The fundamental bases of carcinogenesis and molecular biology (fundamental bases of targeted therapies).
National and international good practice recommendations (good use guidelines).
Knowledge evaluation exam on the first and last day of the D.U. (pre and post-test).

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Methods

Organized in the form of teaching modules.
Theoretical teaching in the form of lectures, (77 h) seminars and round tables on Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (1 time/month)
For all the modules, it is necessary to complete a 40-hour internship in a validating cancerology.

Methods of control of knowledge

One session per year.

Admission to the theoretical and clinical tests is subject to the assessment of the responsible department heads at the end of each training period.
The theoretical and clinical tests include a written test and an oral test (in the form of clinical cases).
An average of 10/20 is required.
Written and oral exam in June.

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OBJECTIVES

Acquire the knowledge base for the practice of radiation therapy
in stereotactic intra and extra-cranial conditions.
The teaching is multidisciplinary.

TARGET AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

Doctors, foreign doctors who can practice medicine in France.
Postgraduate medical students, interns in general medicine and specialties, DFMSA students.
Hospital physicians, engineers, computer scientists by waiver of the Director of Education.

PROGRAM

To explain the basis, modalities, indications and results of radiosurgery and radiotherapy in intracranial and extracranial stereotactic conditions.

General :
History of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT)
Radiobiological bases
Mini-beam dosimetry
Motion management
Imaging
Prescription of the dose in RTS
Intracranial Stereotaxis:
Neurinomas / Meningiomas
Cerebral vascular malformations (CVM)
Practical workshop benign brain tumors
Brain metastases: a radiation oncologist’s perspective
Brain metastases: a physicist’s point of view
Practical workshop on CNS metastases
SBRT 1:
Lung SBRT: a radiation oncologist’s perspective
SBRT lung : physicist’s point of view
Practical workshop on pulmonary SBRT
SBRT ENT
Re-irradiation by stereo
SBRT spine/bone
Practical workshop SBRT spine
SBRT 2:
SBRT pancreas
SBRT liver
Practical workshop SBRT liver
Quality control
SBRT prostate
Practical workshop SBRT prostate

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METHODS

Teaching: 40 hours of classes and 9 hours of practical workshops.
Instruction takes place on a Thursday and Friday every other month from November to May.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CONTROL

The jury sends a file including three clinical cases with the different images and the centering scanner in DICOM-RT format to be returned by the student before the end of August with the contours and the dosimetry (Benchmark Case principle),
Oral exams may be held in September if results are judged insufficient by the jury.

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OBJECTIVES

To optimize the management of cancers occurring in immunocompromised individuals through the acquisition of knowledge :

Causes of acquired immunodepression: transplantation, HIV infection
Infections induced by immunosuppression, risk factors for cancer in the immunocompromised
Epidemiology and clinical, biological and morphological presentations of cancers occurring in immunocompromised individuals

TARGET AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

General Practitioners,
Specialists: medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, organ oncologists, infectious diseases, internal medicine, immunologists, virologists, surgeons, pharmacologists,
Pharmacists,
Medical interns from previous specialties and pharmacy interns,
Others (on a case-by-case basis: advice from DU managers).

PROGRAM

Main principles of organ transplantation and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation,
Epidemiology and mechanisms of action of the main oncogenic viruses: HIV, EBV, HHV8, HBV, HCV…
Epidemiology and characteristics of the main cancers occurring in the immunocompromised person,
Current therapies,
Update on new anti-tumor and anti-virus therapies (immunomodulators, cell therapies…),
Reminder of current recommendations for the management of cancer in immunocompromised individuals,
Main drug interactions between anti-virals, immunosuppressants and anti-cancer treatments

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METHODS

Duration of the theoretical courses: 50 hours,
Duration of directed and practical courses: 20 hours,

Mandatory one-week internship in the Medical Oncology Department or the Clinical Hematology Department (Pitié-Salpêtrière)

Possibility of attending dedicated ONCOVIH or k-virogref PCRs (upon registration)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CONTROL

Written exam of 2 hours in May, coefficient 1/1, marked out of 20.
Oral examination before the jury marked out of 20.
Validation of one week of internship.

Requirements for admission:

Attendance to all courses and TD of the DU (except justified absence).
Attendance at the course.
Minimum grade 12/20 – Written /Oral not compensable.
No make-up session.

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OBJECTIVES

To acquire or deepen knowledge in the biomedical sciences and the humanities in order to develop an interdisciplinary approach centered on the person requiring palliative care, in his/her family, social and cultural context.
Acquire clinical, therapeutic, relational and ethical skills to:
To ensure the quality of care and the best quality of life for the person being cared for until death.
To encourage the involvement of participants in the various palliative care projects, both at home and in institutions, with a view to multi-disciplinary work and networking.

TARGET AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

General practitioners or specialists.
General and specialty interns.
Clinical leaders, assistants.
Nurses and senior nurses, nurses, nurses’ aides.
Psychologists, psychoanalysts, sociologists, anthropologists, social or social-educational assistants.
Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychomotricians, hospital agents, representatives of religious groups, hospital administrators or private health establishments.
Medical secretaries.
Pharmacists.
Socio-aestheticians.
All health care personnel.

PROGRAM

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METHODS

The duration of the course is one year.
The teaching takes place every Thursday from 9:30 am to 5 pm in the form of lectures, round tables and interactive workshops.

Hourly volume: 163 hours

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CONTROL

Attendance is required to be allowed to sit for exams.
The validation of the diploma is based on a written test graded out of 20 and the writing of a dissertation or an RSCA (account of an authentic complex situation). Opportunities For those who want to work in palliative care structures, validation of the DU Accompaniment and End of Life allows registration in the 2nd year of the DIU and also registration in the Master 2 Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine – University of Paris Est-Créteil (UPEC) by passing a probationary examination. This decision was made at the national level by the Collège National des Enseignants Universitaires Soins palliatifs.

Written exam on: Thursday, June 1, 2023

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OBJECTIVES

This course offers health professionals and volunteers involved in geriatrics and palliative care a complete and in-depth training in the field of palliative care applied to gerontology. The main objectives are to improve the theoretical knowledge and professional skills of the different actors involved in the accompaniment of elderly people in the palliative phase, regardless of their place of professional practice or their intervention status.

TARGET AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

Doctors, nurses, health managers, care assistants, psychologists, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychomotor therapists, psycho-socio-aestheticians, osteopaths, volunteers who are members of a patient support association. Medical students in the process of completing their DES and students of health training courses in the target audience. Applicants for registration must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

PROGRAM

Palliative care,
Accompanying an elderly person at the end of life,
Pain management in the elderly,
Other end-of-life symptoms prevalent in geriatrics and their management,
Development of the care project and collegial implementation,
Geriatric specialties and palliative care,
Sedation in the palliative phase,
How to respond to the request for euthanasia?
The care of the deceased and their loved ones.

METHODS

The DU uses innovative teaching methods. This is a blended learning course with 141 hrs:

100 hours of distance learning,
20 hours of face-to-face instruction, available for viewing after the first seminar at a time convenient to the learner.
7 hours of tutoring per learner,
14 hours of internships.

The educational platform includes (in addition to the recorded courses):

A discussion forum open to learners, tutors and educational leaders,
A messaging system, as well as a library of useful documents and links for learners,
Self-assessment modules on recorded courses.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CONTROL

Written exam consisting of a 1.5 hour test.
A make-up session is scheduled for September.

The DU is validated if the following conditions are met:

Score ≥ 12/20 on the written exam
Validated internship

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OBJECTIVES

The general objective of this DU is to provide training, by recognized experts, to acquire and optimize the knowledge necessary for the management of fertility in cancer patients.

Business Objectives:

Know the effects of therapeutics and cancer on gonadal function.
To know the techniques of fertility preservation and restoration and their limits in order to adapt the techniques of fertility preservation to the risk of gonadal toxicity.
Have knowledge of what to do in the event of cancer in a pregnant woman.
Know all the links and aspects of fertility and gonadal function, before, during and after cancer.

TARGET AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

This diploma is open to doctors, pharmacists and scientists specializing in Biology and Reproductive Medicine, as well as to students (interns, heads of clinics, etc.) from the various training courses in this field (DES in medical biology, obstetrics, medical gynecology, endocrinology, etc.). This diploma is also open to oncologists and hematologists wishing to approach this very specific field of their activity.
It will also be open to hematopoietic stem cell transplant nurse coordinators, laboratory technicians, psychologists and any health professional with an interest in this topic (general practitioners, etc.).
In addition, in order to meet the training obligations of liberal and salaried health professionals, the Continuing Medical Education Department, an organization approved by the National Agency for CPD, is offering 6 CPD sessions in “Procreation and Cancer”. For more information on the CPD programs being created and the schedule,
contact Denis GAUDIN denis.gaudin@sorbonne-universite.fr
or visit the website https://dpc.sorbonne-universite.fr/

PROGRAM

70 hours of theoretical teaching, spread over 2 weeks in class:

Module 1, General (36 h):
- Cancer biology and gonadal function,
- Cancer treatments,
- Preservation and restoration of female fertility,
- Preservation and restoration of male fertility,
- Regulation of fertility preservation and other parenting methods.

Module 2: Women, cancer, fertility, fertility preservation and pregnancy (15 h)
Module 3: Fertility preservation for children and adolescents (7 hrs).
Module 4: Hematological pathologies, fertility and fertility preservation (7 h)
Oral presentation of the memoirs to all the trainees: feedback and knowledge sharing (5 h)
6 hrs of practical training:

Attend two fertility preservation consultations with a training officer at Hôpital Saint-Louis (2 half days).

24 hours of personal work for a thesis.

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METHODS

Duration of the training: 100 h, including:

70 hours of classroom instruction, organized over two weeks,
24 hours of personal work for a thesis,
6 hours of practical training (fertility preservation consultation).

* The theoretical exam and the oral presentation of the thesis will take place in June.

Number of employees between: 8 and 12

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CONTROL

A 2-hour written exam evaluating the knowledge acquired during the theoretical course. (Coef 2, mark out of 20),
Writing a thesis on a topic related to the theme, either on a feedback from the consultations they attended, or a bibliography on a specific theme important for their future practice. (Coef. 1, mark on 20),
To be admitted, attendance is required and an average grade in the knowledge test is required.

Oral presentation of dissertations on: Friday, May 26, 2023 (dissertation will be due in early May).

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OBJECTIVES

Created in 2021, the DU FMC Pratique has been designed especially for general practitioners who have ceased their activity, who wish to return to professional practice and who are required (by the departmental council of the Ordre des Médecins) to undergo a solid refresher course and to optimize their knowledge, which must be coupled with a six-month practical training period with a practicing general practitioner, approved as a training supervisor by the Faculty of Medicine at Sorbonne University.

TARGET AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

Doctors with a diploma of Doctor of General Medicine wishing to resume their activity after having interrupted it.

PROGRAM

Module 1: Oncology

Breast, uterine and ovarian cancer,
Prostate cancer,
Complications of chemotherapy/targeted therapies,
Palliative and end-of-life care at home,

Module 2: Dermatology

Psoriasis,
Skin infections,
Wounds and healing,
Nevi and melanoma,

Module 3: Uro-nephrology

Abnormalities in urinary examinations,
Acute and chronic renal failure,
Functional voiding disorders in children,
Urinary lithiasis,

Module 4: Specialty Emergencies

Dermatological emergencies,
Ophthalmological emergencies,
ENT emergencies,
Stomatological emergencies,

Module 5: Infectious Diseases

Acute and chronic fever,
Covid-19 and seasonal flu,
Vaccinations,
The travelling patient

METHODS

Every Thursday from 7 to 9:30 p.m., from January to June 2023

Note: in order to prepare for the session in the best possible conditions, the trainees are given a pre-test designed by the instructors, which is distributed on Tuesday morning and which must be completed and sent back before participating in the teaching.

The DU combines a refresher course with a compulsory six-month practical training period (four half-days per week).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CONTROL

Attendance at the Thursday evening teaching sessions is mandatory, only two absences are accepted with proof.

The pre- and post-tests are pedagogical milestones to be completed systematically, and a final written test is organized to measure the trainee’s pedagogical progress.

An oral test of knowledge and validation is also organized by the DU pedagogical jury.

This interview at the end of the course is completed by the need to validate the practical course.

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