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Teaching course: Gynaecological oncology: cervix, vagina (16 October 2026)

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Course directors: K. Vandecasteele (UZ Gent) + Ph. Bulens (LOC)

14:00 – 14:10Setting the scene   
14:10 – 14:35Epidemiology, pathology, clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up and staging of cervical and vaginal cancerR. Salihi (UZ Gent)
14:35 – 15:00General treatment principles: Surgical aspects of cervical and vaginal cancerR. Salihi (UZ Gent)
15:00 – 15:25General treatment principles: Systemic treatment of cervical and vaginal cancerE. De Jaeghere (UZ Gent)
15:25 – 15:50Principles of postoperative cervical cancer treatment: the Boost (EBRT or Brachytherapy) in the Adjuvant and Primary Setting, including vaginal cuff boostK. Vandecasteele (UZ Gent)
15:50 – 16:00Break 
16:00 – 16:40Radiotherapy and Follow-up of Locally Advanced Cervical cancer: EBRT and brachytherapy – basic principlesPh. Bulens (LOC)
16:40 – 17:00Brachytherapy principles part 2A. Nulens (UZ Leuven)
17:00 – 17:45Radiotherapy and Follow-up of Vaginal cancerK. Vandecasteele (UZ Gent)

The course materials (slides, articles,…) of this academic year’s edition of the course will be available at the earliest from the Monday preceding the course. Until then, you can consult the materials of the previous* edition of this course.
*Please note that at that time, the gynaecological oncology courses were split up differently (endometrium, vulva, vagina / cervix): for the course materials on ‘vagina’, check the other course.

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Course Content

FORMAT
The courses are currently held online. In order to increase participation and for attendance to be tracked, participants need to be connected with microphone + camera. If there are no technical problems, the session will be recorded.

PRESENCE
Junior members are required to attend at least 5/7 teaching courses each year, attendance is registered at each session.

PRESENTATIONS
The presentations for the courses will be available on the BeSTRO-website before the course, where they are available exclusively to members. The courses will be recorded and these recordings will also be available on the website after the course

EVALUATION
The educational committee at BeSTRO evaluates the content and organisation of the courses on a yearly basis. After each teaching course, a survey is sent out to all participants in order to provide the educational committee with the necessary feedback to improve the teaching program.