International consultant on adoption of breast cancer treatment clinical protocols and development of compliance monitoring indicators

The international consultant will evaluate current breast cancer treatment frameworks, assist in updating clinical protocols, and develop compliance monitoring indicators to improve oncological care in Turkmenistan. The consultancy includes desk review, training, methodology development, and reporting phases to align national protocols with WHO standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct desk review of existing local treatment protocol for breast cancer, identify gaps and provide recommendations
• Present evidence based desk review results to national oncologists in an online technical meeting
• Support update of breast cancer protocol to align with WHO standards and international good practices
• Conduct 3 days online training with national specialists on the updated clinical protocol
• Develop a manual peer-review methodology for clinicians to assess adherence to protocols as part of quality assurance, including clinical compliance indicators for national monitoring and internal audit
• Conduct a one day online workshop with national specialists on manual peer-review methodology and clinical compliance indicators
• Develop a final consultancy report and related documents

Requirements

• Advanced degree in medical sciences (Oncology and Mammology)
• Qualified oncologist possessing minimum 7 years of relevant experience in the area of breast cancer treatment
• Knowledge of existing WHO recommendations and good practices as well as evidence collected by research institutions and societies
• Experience in development of protocols, clinical guidances or recommendations, methodologies
• Fluency in Russian or English
• Familiarity and experience with the Central Asian context is an asset

Skills

• Breast Cancer Treatment
• Oncology
• Clinical Protocol Development
• Compliance Monitoring
• Medical Research Analysis
• WHO Guidelines
• Clinical Guidance Development
• Methodology Development
• Training Delivery
• Report Writing

Languages

Russian, English