Agha Muhammad Hammad Khan, Maria Tariq, Agha Muhammad Hassan Khan, Mariam Hina, Tooba Ali, Urooba Jawwad, Abdul Rehman, Sharjeel Usmani, Nadeem Pervez, Ikram Burney, Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi.
Global village oncology network (GVON) - an emerging platform from an emerging country-an international working initiative.
Pak J Radiol Jan ;33(2):72-5.

INTRODUCTION: Global networking for academic synchronization and progress is part of quality improvement in healthcare. Our group comprising of Cancer Care specialists came forward with a plan of establishment of a professionals` forum which we have named as Global Village Oncology Network. AIMS & OBJECTIVES: The aim is to establish an international platform of cancer professionals with the purpose to participate and collaborate in "knowledge sharing" in academics, research, training & other professional forefronts with the goal of sharing best practice in given available resources for the improvement of cancer care of patients . MATERIAL AND METHOD: A website was launched on January 3, 2023, highlighting the network`s vision, mission, values and goals with the title of Global Village Oncology Network (GVON), inviting people to join Multidisciplinary & site-specific groups termed Pods. The data was collected over a 30 days period via GVON website. All variables were analyzed via computation in Excel sheet, all frequency data was calculated and documented. RESULT: In the first 4 weeks, 17 Pods were created with 884 website visits registered. Twenty-three Institutions inside and outside Pakistan were connected during this period. Focusing on over 11 disciplines including Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Hematology and allied health professions. CONCLUSION: Such global academic initiatives can yield better outcomes in terms of improvement of overall multidisciplinary management of patients. GVON can play a pivotal role in this regard via strategic planning for better holistic comprehensive cancer care services and education.

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