Multidisciplinary interaction of Russian professional communities in oncology

Abstract

Background. The effective treatment of oncological diseases requires the proper organization of interdisciplinary communication between specialists. Such an approach should be implemented in educational events organized by professional communities. Aim. To analyze the effectiveness of interaction between professional oncology communities and expert physicians on the platforms of educational events in Russia as a response to the unprecedented growth of scientific knowledge in oncology. Materials and methods. We studied educational events programs organized by oncological communities. The keywords of the report titles in 2012 and 2021 and the features of the networking structure of the speakers at the educational events in 2021 were analyzed. Results. In 2021, there was a significant expansion of the range of topics discussed compared to 2012, while experts began to use the terms "diagnosis", "prevention", "radiotherapy", and others much less frequently. The network structure of professional community interactions and interdisciplinary connections of experts at educational events is heterogeneous; some communities actively cooperate, while others show a closed position. At the level of systematic multidisciplinary expert interaction, there is also an underrepresentation of pathologists, geneticists, and other specialists. Conclusion. The oncology professional community needs to regularly work on multidisciplinary consolidation of competencies and broad discussion of clinical experience at scientific and educational events.

Keywords

• professional communities
• oncology
• multidisciplinary interaction
• scientific and educational events