Table 1.
Medical oncologists’ current dedication and estimation future workload by type of activity in Spain by 2040
| Type of activities | Estimated future workload by 2040 (score, 1–7 range) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary hospitals | Secondary hospitals | Primary hospitals | |
| Care activities | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| First consultations | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Successive consultations | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| Inpatient care | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Teleconsultations | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 |
| Interconsultations | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Tumour board | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Genetic counselling consultation and molecular/ genetic data interpretation | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Long-term medical consultations of cancer survivors | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Residents’ and students’ supervisiona | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Other care activities | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| Research activities | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| Clinical research | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Basic or translational research | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Participation on cohorts and registries | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Dissemination of results | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Participation on research committees | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Preparation of proposals for projects/ grants | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Other research activities | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| Teaching and training activities | 3.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| Attendance at seminars/ clinical sessions of the department or hospital | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Student supervision | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| Undergraduate training | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| Postgraduate training | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Attendance at continuing professional development courses | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Attendance at postgraduate/ doctorate/ specialisation/ certification courses | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Other teaching and training activities | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Management-related activities | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| Management of the Medical Oncology Department itself | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Participation on committees (hospital or working centre) | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Participation on committees (regionally or nationally) | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Participation on developing clinical guidelines | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Participation on evaluation and re-accreditation processes | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Administrative activities | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| Other management-related activities | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
aThe estimated future workload is indicated as the average of the scores for residents’ supervision activities and students’ supervision activities (clinical field)