At all levels of your care path, a range of different professionals can become involved: doctors, pharmacists, paramedical, administrative and technical staff, etc. They all contribute towards ensuring continuous care, the performance of exams and tests, the management of hospitality services, and the estabmishment’s general organisation.
Physicians, pharmacists, interns and externs
You will meet with the doctor who will become your consulting physician.
Throughout your care path, he/she will make all the necessary decisions, with your collaboration, with regard to your treatment, in concertation with the other members of the team.
During your care, you will be monitored by the multidisciplinary team your consulting physician refers you to. Should you wish to meet with your consulting physician, feel free to ask the care team or the medical secretaries in your care unit.
| Identification |
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| DOCTOR, PHARMACIST, INTERN, EXTERN: White coat / green badge |
Important: At all times throughout your care path, your general practioner remains the key contact, for yourself and for your care team.
Nurses, radiology / radiotherapy technicians, pharmacy assistants, auxiliary nurses
Head nurses, nurses, auxiliary nurses
Head nurses ensure the management and organisation of healthcare, whilst liaising with administrative departments. They are there to advise you and to answer your enquiries.
Nurses and auxiliary nurses provide healthcare and continuous monitoring, and ensure your day-to-day comfort.
| Identification |
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| HEAD NURSE White coat / Blue badge NURSE Navy-turquoise tunic / Blue badge AUXILIARY NURSE Brown-light green tunic / Grey badge |
Radiology / radiotherapy technicians
Radiology / radiotherapy technicians conduct examinations and administer certain treatments: radiology, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy.
| Identification |
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| RADIOLOGY / RADIOTHERAPY TECHNICIAN Red-orange tunic / Blue badge |
Pharmacy assistants
Pharmacy assistants take part in the preparation, dispensing and management of medicinal drugs and medical devices.
| Identification |
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| PHARMACY ASSISTANT White coat or tunic / Blue badge |
Logistic staff
Housekeeping staff
Housekeeping agents ensure cleanliness and hygiene in all hospital areas.
| Identification |
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| HOUSEKEEPING AGENT Burgundy-dark pink tunic / Grey badge |
Porters
Hospital porters accompany you when you move from place to place within the establishment.
| Identification |
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| PORTER White tunic / Grey badge |
The administrative team
This team includes receptionists, admissions office staff and medical assistants.
Their role is to ensure all or part of the administrative tasks associated with your medical file.
| Identification |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF White coat or normal dress |
The clinical research team
If you are included in a clinical trial, you will meet with a team of doctors, nurses and clinical research associates (CRA).
They can answer any questions you may have on trial modalities.
| Identification |
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| CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE White coat / Grey badge |
Volunteers, trainees, external professionals
You may meet volunteers from the associations that intervene within the centre to help patients: Ligue contre le cancer, Présence-Ecoute Association, Comité Pierre et Marie Curie (patient library), Blouses Roses, together with chaplaincy volunteers.
Just like the trainees hosted within the centre, together with certain external service providers, they all wear a centre badge.
| Identification |
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| VOLUNTEER, TRAINEE, SERVICE PROVIDER Normal dress / Red badge |