Research and development projects

Research and clinical trials

Research and development projects

Research and development are important for FICAN West.

DigiCanTrain

– Digital Skills Training for Health Care Professionals in Oncology

Cancer is one of the most common diseases in Europe. Correctly used eHealth technology can be a useful tool for facilitating a dialogue among health care professionals (HCPs) and meet health and care needs of people affected by cancer. Digital technology is an inevitable part of the future of European healthcare. Despite the current use of e-technology, its positive effects and its potential, most health professionals feel insufficiently trained to deal with the digital revolution.

The project aims at up-skilling and re-skilling the health care workforce in the cancer care setting. This supports the development of effective, person-centred health care, digital cancer care services and the use of contemporary eHealth technology by the HCPs.
The project also contributes to shaping the lifelong learning dimension in higher education (EQF levels 6-8) by integrating micro-credentials to accompany ECTS and CME credit systems. The purpose of the project is to design, pilot and evaluate DigiCanTrain education and training programme for trainers, clinical and non-clinical HCPs. The ultimate goal is to improve access to continuing professional education, increase digital skills and the use of eHealth technology of clinical and non-clinical health care professionals working with people affected by cancer.

The project is carried out by the following partners:

Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), University of Turku, European Oncology Nursing Society, European Cancer Organisation, University of Galway, Tallinn Health Care College, Turku University Hospital, Varsinais-Suomen hyvinvointialue, Institute Oncologic “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta” Cluj-Napoca, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Catalan Institute of Oncology, National Cancer Control Programme Ireland, Cancer Society of Finland CSF, Health Campus Turku and FICANWest.

The project is funded by: EU4Health programme.

Transdisciplinary mentoring programme for cancer researchers

The mentoring programme is aimed at all cancer researchers in the FICAN West region. It brings together clinical and basic researchers at similar career stages. Participation in the programme provides an opportunity to develop your own skills, gain new perspectives on your research topic and expand your social and professional network of collaborators together with your mentor pair. On a community level, the aim of this mentoring programme is to strengthen our regional cancer research.

The first round of the mentoring programme in 2023 was carried out as part of a network study together with researchers from the University of Turku School of Economics. The aim of the study has been to investigate the potential of cross-mentoring in the development of translational research network collaboration at individual and community level using a multi-method approach. Through this research, the aim has been to create a sustainable model for the development of a collaborative culture in the FICAN West translational cancer research environment.

Cancer research expert catalogue

Finnish Cancer Research – Expert Catalogue project has ended and the digital match-making platform is not currently available.

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Research and clinical trials

Research and development projects

DigiCanTrain

Transdisciplinary mentoring programme for cancer researchers

Cancer research expert catalogue

The wellbeing services counties