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Objectives

The RLT Academy project aims to fulfil the following objectives:

1. Map the knowledge gap in RLTs

The project elevates the understanding of the current RLT education landscape and delivers a state-of-the-art research on this topic.

2. Bridge the knowledge gap that currently exists among healthcare professionals

We have created a structured, transnational, and multidisciplinary education programme on the use of RLTs for interested healthcare professionals. Our training programme is delivered in a blended format and have a strong virtual as well as physical (clinical) training aspect. The training programme fills the current knowledge gap on RLTs and strengthens the multidisciplinary cooperation between oncologists, nuclear medicine specialists and other relevant professionals.

3. Promote the integration of RLTs into mainstream cancer care

Through its innovative approach, RLT has the potential to create a true paradigm shift and become the new pillar of cancer care. Adaption of this treatment will transform patient outcomes and contribute to a more successful EU-level effort at combatting cancer, but only if it is properly adapted into mainstream cancer care. This cannot be done without first laying the foundations through proper education and training a new generation of healthcare professionals who can integrate RLTs in their ongoing practices.

Through these efforts, the project contributes to the European Commission’s initiatives to improve European cancer care. This goal is clearly outlined in the Commission’s Beating Cancer Plan, as well as its SAMIRA Action Plan that specifically identified the Erasmus+ programme as a tool to promote capacity building and training in nuclear medicine and strengthen the fight against cancer in Europe. The project advises policymakers on addressing the complex barriers RLTs face in Europe through a set of policy recommendations. Ultimately, the consortium of the RLT Academy hopes to improve European cancer care so that patients may access this promising treatment option regardless their place of living.