GLOBAL VILLAGE ONCOLOGY NETWORK (GVON) - AN EMERGING PLATFORM FROM AN EMERGING COUNTRY-AN INTERNATIONAL WORKING INITIATIVE.

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 professional s 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 & sitespecific 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]