The International Centre for Eye Health at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine hosts virtual, periodic national retinoblastoma MDT meetings (tumour boards), in which the evaluation and management of children diagnosed with retinoblastoma are discussed.
Ugandan national retinoblastoma MDT meeting, July 2020.
The mission of the Rb-NET MDT project is to connect specialists from across the world with health care providers from within a country in order to enhance the quality of care of patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma in treatment centres from that specific country. This platform was created in order to enable a joint discussion between ophthalmologists, paediatric oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, geneticists and other medical experts that are clinically engaged in retinoblastoma management.
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Twenty nine aspiring ocular oncologists have applied for the inaugural Victoria Cohen scholarship ahead of the deadline of 31st March 2022. Applications have been received from all over the world, from Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America.
Nicholas Rapley, Chair of the Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust, commented, ‘We are absolutely delighted that there is so much interest in the Victoria Cohen scholarship.
The expert panel of judges will now review all 29 anonymised applications before drawing up a shortlist, which will be announced in the coming weeks, before a second round of judging. The winner will be revealed at this year’s International Society of Ocular Oncologists conference in Leiden, Netherlands, in June.
The Victoria Cohen scholarship is an annual award. The deadline for next year is 31st March 2023. For further information please visit www.vcecct.org
If you are involved in retinoblastoma management in your country and would like to participate in national Rb-NET MDT meetings, please refer to the contact information
My Oncology Team has a great opportunity to discuss with experts around the world about difficult retinoblastoma cases.
With us discussing, we can provide the best care for our patients.
Anne Susanty
Paediatric Hematologist Oncologist
National Eye Center
Cicendo Eye Hospital, Bandung, West Java
Indonesia
The Rb-NET MDT program has held two Zoom meetings during the Covid crisis in which we from Ruharo Eye Centre have presented RB children under our care who have complex problems. The opportunity for discussion and input from colleagues around the world has been of great value. It had been particularly helpful because I as lead clinician am isolated in UK unable at present to return, but the team is continuing the service. The interaction with worldwide experts has been an important boost to their confidence. The parents also are very appreciative of this international support in the care of their children. We are keen that the program must continue even when normality returns.
Keith Waddell. RB Service, Ruharo Eye Centre, Mbarara, Uganda
One of the wonderful things about the Rb-NET MDT meetings is that we review a new Rb patient’s case with other physicians to make sure that we formulate an optimal plan for our patients based on their own individual needs.
Dupe Ademola-Popoola, Paediatric Ophthalmology Strabismus, and Ophthalmic Oncology Services. University of Ilorin & University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
