Membership
Membership is primarily linked to an institution. If the key person moves, the institution must come up with a suitable replacement. If available, this site remains a full member. If the person who moves wishes to remain a member, he may apply for probationary membership.
Institutions applying for membership of the EORTC GU Group have to apply to the EORTC Membership Committee who will then inform the Secretary of the GU Group if their application is successful. Applicants may receive a site visit from a member of the Quality Assurance Committee of the EORTC GU Group. He/she will look at the facilities provided at the hospital and interview physicians of all specialties participating in EORTC GU Group studies (urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists) and a written report will be sent by the visitor to the Secretary. The Executive Committee of the EORTC GU Group will then decide for a 2-year admission as an Associate Member of the EORTC GU Group.
In addition to the Central Institutional membership (see EORTC membership), the EORTC GU Group has membership rules which they use to upgrade Associate Members to Full Members. The EORTC GU Group is a multidisciplinary group and EORTC GU Group membership is also allocated to Institutions.
Depending on the number of patients per year entered into the group’s trials, Institutions can nominate Full Members and/or Associate Members. New members receive the status of Associate Member for an observational period of 2 years. During this period a minimum number of patients per year must be entered. If, within this 2-year period the Associate Member has contributed substantially to the work of the GU Group by putting the appropriate number of patients in GU studies, the Associate Member becomes a Full Member. The exact numbers of patients required will be determined by the Executive Committee of the EORTC GU Group. The status of all members of the Group will be revised at the beginning of each year by the Secretary and agreed by the Executive Committee of the EORTC GU Group. The member Institutions will be informed thereafter about their status. All members of the EORTC GU Group will receive correspondence from the GU Group.
In addition to patient numbers, the quality of protocol adherence and generated data will be subject to evaluation, and will be included in the evaluation of membership status.
For any further information regarding membership, please contact the EORTC Membership Committee at the following address: For more information about membership (How to join the EORTC Network) please go to |