Organisation

Meet the people behind DISSECT

DISSECT is organised through a Management Committee leadership team and five specialist Working Groups. The Action has 100 individual members originating from 38 countries.

Leadership

Management Committee leadership

The Action Chair and core officers guide strategy, grants, communication and delivery across the network.

Professor Dr Wim Ceelen

Action Chair

Ghent University, Belgium

Dr Mariela Vasileva-Slaveva

Action Vice-Chair

Bulgarian Breast and Other Gynecological Cancer Organization, Bulgaria

Dr Marija Rankovic

Grant Holder Scientific Representative & Grant Holder Manager

European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO), Belgium

Dr Sarah Cosyns

Grant Awarding Coordinator

Ghent University, Belgium

Dr Miroslava Chortova

Science Communication Coordinator

Medical University-Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Network delivery

Working Groups

Each Working Group is led by a leader and co-leader who coordinate research, training and collaboration activities.

Working Group 1

Identification and Evaluation of Disparities

Evaluate key disparities in cancer surgery training across high- and low-resource settings and develop an evidence-based roadmap to close training gaps.

Working Group 2

Building research capacity

Strengthen research capacity through methodological, analytical and leadership skills, patient-centred research, international collaboration and mentorship.

Working Group 3

Multidisciplinary teams (MDT) knowledge exchange

Improve MDT learning by analysing differences in structure and access and supporting virtual MDTs, fellowships and cross-country exchange.

Working Group 4

Surgical Mentorship

Deliver a sustainable mentorship framework for technical skills, clinical decisions, leadership, communication and research careers.

Working Group 5

Innovation

Advance cancer surgery training with artificial intelligence, digital technologies, practical workshops and remote telementoring.