Social Science Perspectives on the Working Lives of Those with Cancer: Psychosocial, Organisational and Economic Perspectives

本系列讲座旨在批判性地讨论我们目前与就业年龄的癌症患者的工作生活相关的知识，并从社会科学的角度出发，重点关注社会心理，组织和经济问题。它本质上是多学科的，并考虑到该地区的欧洲背景。它的目标有三个：塑造未来的研究议程，帮助发展研究能力，以及支持将现有知识转化为政策和实践。在做这些事情的过程中，希望该系列研讨会将促进社会科学对这一重要领域的贡献。研讨会将审查和讨论六个不同的观点，每个观点都反映了一个重要的利益相关者群体的参与。这些人包括癌症患者、保健专业人员、雇主及其职业保健提供者、涉及法律和保险事务的人员，以及与劳动力市场和更广泛的经济环境有关的人员。这一组的最后一个讨论会将涉及欧洲的观点。这6个讨论会将由3个讨论会组成，这些讨论会的目的是根据所获得的知识、吸取的教训和得出的结论来管理该系列的发展。这些发展讨论会将确保有效地执行讨论会系列的产出。该系列研讨会将在短期和中期提供四种不同的产出。首先，有关人员将出版一系列简短的论文和一册经编辑的文集，其中将包括讨论会的内容；背景，讨论和结论。其次，它还将根据主要利益攸关方群体的需要编写一系列简短的指导说明。第三，它将在地平线2020（社会问题）计划下建立一个申请资金的合作。最后，作为这项倡议的一部分，它将为这一领域的早期职业研究人员建立一个发展计划，酌情让他们参与资助投标和任何后续研究。该系列研讨会的重要性不仅在于它所解决的问题，还在于它将塑造未来的研究，并支持利用现有知识来更好地理解和管理癌症患者的工作。除此之外，它还试图通过培养年轻研究人员来确保这一领域的未来。

This Seminar Series has been designed to critically discuss our current knowledge relevant to the working lives of those of employment age with cancer and to do so from the social science perspective with a focus on psychosocial, organisational and economic issues. It is multi-disciplinary in nature and considers the European context to the area. Its objectives are threefold: to shape the research agenda for the future, to help develop research capacity, and to support the translation of current knowledge into policy and practice. In doing these things, it is hoped that the seminar series will promote the contribution of the social sciences to this important area.The seminars will review and discuss six different perspectives each reflecting on the involvement an important stakeholder group. These range from that of the person with cancer, through those of the health care professionals, the employers and their occupational health providers, those involved with legal and insurance matters to those concerned with the labour market and wider economic contexts. The final seminar in this cluster will concern the European perspective. These 6 seminars will be framed by 3 seminars that have been designed to manage the development of the series in terms of the knowledge gained, lessons learned and conclusions arrived at. These development seminars will assure the effective delivery of the seminar series outputs.The seminar series will deliver four different outputs in the short to medium term. First, those involved will publish a short series of papers and an edited volume which will capture the content of the seminars; the background, the discussions and the conclusions. Second, it will also produce a series of short Guidance Notes tailored to the needs of the key stakeholder groups. Third, it will build a collaboration towards an application for funding under the Horizon 2020 (Societal Issues) Programme. Finally, as part of this initiative it will establish a development programme for early Career Researchers in this area involving them, as appropriate, in the funding bid and in any subsequent research.The importance of the seminar series lies not just in the issue that it addresses but also in the ways that it will shape future research and support the exploitation of current knowledge to better understand and manage the engagement in work of those with cancer. Beyond this, it attempts to secure the future in this area through the development of young researchers.