Educational needs in cardio-oncology: an international survey by the COOL group of the ESC council of cardio-oncology.
17 affiliations
- 1Department of Cardiovascular Sciences-CUORE, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 800168 Rome, Italy.
- 2Department of Cardiovascular Sciences-CUORE, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo Francesco Vito, 100168 Rome, Italy.
- 3Cardio-Oncology Centre of Excellence, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK.
- 4Department of Cardiology, Dr. Muhammad Hoesin General Hospital, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Km. 3.5, Palembang, South Sumatra 30126, Indonesia.
- 5Université Paris Cité, Inserm MASCOT, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010 Paris, France.
- 6Service de Cardiologie A, Hôpital Ibn-Sina, CHU de Rabat-Salé, Avenue Abderrahim Bouabid, Rabat 10000, Morocco.
- 7Department of Cardiology, Akershus University Hospital, Sykehusveien 25, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway.
- 8Department of Cardio-Oncology, Chair of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Marymoncka 99/10301-813 Warsaw, Poland.
- 9Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Jan Waldenströms gata 15, SE-205 02 Malmö, Sweden.
- 10Thorax Center, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Cardiovascular Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- 11Cardiovascular Translational Unit, AOM IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy Largo Rosanna Benzi, 1016132 Genoa (Genova), Italy.
- 12Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Viale Benedetto XV, 616132 Genova, Italy.
- 13Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, 1 Rimini Street, 124 62 Chaidari (Athens), Greece.
- 14Experimental Cardiology University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
- 15Department of Cardiology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPAZ Research Institute, Paseo de la Castellana, 26128046 Madrid, Spain.
- 16Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Quirόnsalud, Calle Diego de Velázquez, 128223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
- 17Department of Cardiology, Institut Médico-Chirurgical Montsouris, 42 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France.
Abstract
Aims
Cardio-oncology has emerged as a rapidly growing discipline of cardiology. Despite its clinical relevance, structured education remains limited across medical curricula. The Cardio-Oncologists Of tomorrow Leaders (COOL) group of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council of Cardio-Oncology conducted an international survey to assess the current state of cardio-oncology training opportunities and perceived needs among healthcare professionals.Methods and results
An anonymized, web-based survey was distributed to cardiologists, cardiology residents and other healthcare professionals treating patients with cancer. A total of 398 respondents completed this survey (mean age 44 ± 12 years; 60% female; 73% board-certified cardiologists). Only 10% reported exposure to cardio-oncology during medical school, and 17% during residency. The majority (>70%) indicated no structured cardio-oncology training opportunities at their institution, with national cardio-oncology programmes available to only 19% of them. Respondents identified the ESC and national cardiac societies (72%) as main stakeholders responsible for developing educational initiatives. Most participants preferred fellowships at centres of excellence (56%), webinars (53%) and university certifications (51%) as learning formats. A strong consensus (over 85%) emerged that all general cardiologists should be familiar with key cardio-oncology principles, including diagnosis and risk-stratification of cardiotoxicity. Responses differed across respondents' training status, work setting (academic vs. non-academic) and country.Conclusion
In parallel with the general growth of the field, there is increasing need of structured and harmonized training in cardio-oncology, including during medical education. Interpretation of results is however, limited by possible selection bias and the absence of a defined denominator, which precluded calculation of response rate.
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BibTeX
@article{camilli2026educational,
title = {{Educational needs in cardio-oncology: an international survey by the COOL group of the ESC council of cardio-oncology.}},
author = {Massimiliano Camilli and Maria Clara Llamedo and Novi Yanti Sari and Trecy Gonçalves and Hasnaa Belghiti and Albulena Mecinaj and Jarosław Kępski and Madeleine Johansson and Wouter C Meijers and Pietro Ameri and Dimitrios Farmakis and Alexander R Lyon and Peter Van Der Meer and Teresa Lopez Fernandez and Mariana Mirabel},
journal = {European heart journal open},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.1093/ehjopen/oeag158},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42927265},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Educational needs in cardio-oncology: an international survey by the COOL group of the ESC council of cardio-oncology.
AU - Massimiliano Camilli
AU - Maria Clara Llamedo
AU - Novi Yanti Sari
AU - Trecy Gonçalves
AU - Hasnaa Belghiti
AU - Albulena Mecinaj
AU - Jarosław Kępski
AU - Madeleine Johansson
AU - Wouter C Meijers
AU - Pietro Ameri
AU - Dimitrios Farmakis
AU - Alexander R Lyon
AU - Peter Van Der Meer
AU - Teresa Lopez Fernandez
AU - Mariana Mirabel
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/24
JO - European heart journal open
DO - 10.1093/ehjopen/oeag158
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42927265
AB - Aims Cardio-oncology has emerged as a rapidly growing discipline of cardiology. Despite its clinical relevance, structured education remains limited across medical curricula. The Cardio-Oncologists Of tomorrow Leaders (COOL) group of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council of Cardio-Oncology conducted an international survey to assess the current state of cardio-oncology training opportunities and perceived needs among healthcare professionals.Methods and results An anonymized, web-based survey was distributed to cardiologists, cardiology residents and other healthcare professionals treating patients with cancer. A total of 398 respondents completed this survey (mean age 44 ± 12 years; 60% female; 73% board-certified cardiologists). Only 10% reported exposure to cardio-oncology during medical school, and 17% during residency. The majority (>70%) indicated no structured cardio-oncology training opportunities at their institution, with national cardio-oncology programmes available to only 19% of them. Respondents identified the ESC and national cardiac societies (72%) as main stakeholders responsible for developing educational initiatives. Most participants preferred fellowships at centres of excellence (56%), webinars (53%) and university certifications (51%) as learning formats. A strong consensus (over 85%) emerged that all general cardiologists should be familiar with key cardio-oncology principles, including diagnosis and risk-stratification of cardiotoxicity. Responses differed across respondents' training status, work setting (academic vs. non-academic) and country.Conclusion In parallel with the general growth of the field, there is increasing need of structured and harmonized training in cardio-oncology, including during medical education. Interpretation of results is however, limited by possible selection bias and the absence of a defined denominator, which precluded calculation of response rate.
SN - 2752-4191
ER -