Alexandra Belchior
2-8 weeks
Visiting Residency and Visiting Observership
intermediate level of English is required for Observership, spoken Portuguese & intermediate level of English for Residency
To be considered applicants are required to: To be a registered nurse working in an oncology care in Europe To be an EONS member, either through their National Society, or as an individual member. Evaluation For Fellowship is required to delivery/ provide a paper or research project.
Programme description
The Radiotherapy Unit of the Champalimaud Clinical Centre is recognized for using advanced equipment and techniques in this therapeutic option, being the pioneer in the approach of certain radiotherapy techniques in breast, prostatic, pulmonary, hepatic and rectal/anal canal areas.
In these indications radiotherapy may have curative, adjuvant, neoadjuvant or palliative purposes. To this end, it counts on the intervention of a multidisciplinary team that includes a radiation oncologist, nurses, radiation therapists, physicists and dosimetrists, operational and administrative assistants, in order to provide a therapeutic path of excellence to the patient and his family.
Therefore, specialized and individualized nursing intervention is essential through the delivery of care to the person / family according to the emerging needs. Nursing as an active element of the multidisciplinary team has a structured intervention project that allows a more adequate follow- up to its population.
Major investments areas:
The nursing intervention plan begins when the patient accepts the treatment proposal, and continued until post treatment and/or nursing discharge.
The main nursing interventions in the Radiotherapy Unit are:
– Nursing consultation to start radiotherapy treatment
– Follow-up consultations (in person and and by telephone)
– Education about treatment, acute and late toxicity, procedures to be performed and monitoring to be carried out
– Nursing support consultation
– Care management/maintenance support
– Implementation of technical procedures involved in treatments and needs
– Collaboration in training and research
– The fellow will be under the direct supervision of Nurse Elda Freitas and will accompany one of the Radiotherapy Department nurses in his/her daily work
