Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland
Person responsible for CTC nursing programme: Sari Davide, Nursing director Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI)
Zanon Massimiliano, referent of Fellowship programme NURSES
Hospital overview
The Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI) is based on the model of integrated cancer centres and includes all oncologic activities which are carried out within the public hospitals of Southern Switzerland. IOSI encompasses 6 divisions: medical oncology, radio-oncology, nuclear medicine (incl.PET-CT unit), haematology, palliative care and research.
The IOSI was set up in accordance with the North American model of"Comprehensive Cancer Centre", even if its structure is particular as it is a transversal organisation within the multisite hospital EOC. The IOSI, therefore, has the ambition to represent the model of a clearly organised hospital complex, integrating all the specialties which deal with diagnosis, treatment and research of cancer diseases.
The IOSI guarantees its patients a holistic approach and the possibility of getting the benefit of the most recent
cancer research. For its high quality medical care IOSI is recognised both nationally and internationally.
CTC programmes offered
1. Haematology-Medical Oncology |
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| Programme mentor: | Lavigna Nicola – Prieto-Casais Nuria |
| Duration: | 4 weeks-3 months |
| Observership or Residency: | Both |
| Language requirements: | Observership - Italian, English Residency - Italian |
| Programme description: | Inpatient treatments for leukemia lynphoma, myeloma, solids neoplasie, bone marrow auto-transplantation (JACIE accreditation) Outpatients treatments for lynphoma myeloma solids neoplasie, bone marrow auto-transplantation and bone marrow allo-transplantation follow up Each patient is accompanied and involved during the course of treatment. This privileged relationship with the nurse is at the heart of care. Individual and significant people, sharing the goals of care and providing the informational and relational support that the patient and the Family may need it |
2. Radio-oncology |
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| Programme mentor: | Puliatti Andrea |
| Duration: | 4 weeks - 3 months |
| Observership or Residency: | Both |
| Language requirements: | Observership - Italian, English, German Residency - Italian |
| Programme description: | Inpatient and outpatient treatments for solids neoplasie. Accredited to “European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) - Section and Board of Nuclear Medicine (EBMN)” Each patient is accompanied and involved during the course of treatment. This privileged relationship with the nurse is at the heart of care Individual and significant people, sharing the goals of care and providing the informational and relational support that the patient and the Family may need it. |
3. Research (clinical and nursing research unit) |
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| Programme mentor: |
Moser Laura and Valcarenghi Dario |
| Duration: | 4 weeks - 3 months |
| Observership or Residency: | Observership |
| Language requirements: | Italian and English |
| Programme description: |
The Clinical Research Unit in Oncology, and in particular the new drug group, offers patients the chance to receive therapies with experimental drugs, that is, still under study. The Unit also offers the opportunity to participate in international studies conducted to evaluate the benefit that innovative treatments offer compared to standard ones in certain types of cancer. The nursing research unit plans and manages nursing research projects which aim to increase the professional knowledge of nurses in activities on which they have decision-making autonomy and which are effective for the people they care for. |