The ESTRO Gyn-SMART community invites you to join an interactive webinar exploring the late effects experienced by patients after gynecological radiotherapy and how multidisciplinary teams can improve supportive care and communication across the survivorship pathway.

Bringing together clinical expertise and patient advocacy perspectives, this session will highlight practical approaches to recognising and managing long-term consequences, developing structured late-effects services, and strengthening collaboration between healthcare professionals and patients.

5 March 2026 | 16:00–17:00 CET |Online

Key learning objectives

Participants will:

• Recognise common late effects following gynecological radiotherapy
• Understand the impact of late effects on patients’ quality of life
• Learn how late-effects services are structured at local and regional levels
• Improve communication strategies regarding preparation, side effects, and long-term consequences

 

Chairs

• Gemma Eminowicz, MD PhD — University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
• Sofia Spampinato, PhD — Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Speakers

• Henrike Westerveld — Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
• Zoe Walker — University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, UK
• Kim Hulscher — European Network of Gynaecological Cancer Advocacy Groups (ENGAGe), The Netherlands

 

Programme

• Welcome and introduction — Gemma Eminowicz & Sofia Spampinato
• Late effects after radiotherapy for gynecological cancers — Henrike Westerveld
• Southwest Radiotherapy Late Effects Service (SWRLES): setting up a local and regional late effects service — Zoe Walker
• Closing the post-treatment gap: addressing late effects through effective patient communication — Kim Hulscher
• Live Q&A session — Gemma Eminowicz & Sofia Spampinato

 

> You can register here for the session. 

The session will be hosted on the New ESTRO digital platform. 
If you do not yet have an account on the ESTRO Digital Platform, you will first be asked to create one first; if you are already a user, you will be asked to log in and register to the webinar.

For support on registration, please reach out to sFilopoulos@estro.org