New Annual Reports 2023 “The first round of Annual Reports 2023 for Pancreatic Cancer Centres and Neuro-Oncology Cancer Centres are now available for download. The Annual Reports show the results of tumour-specific indicators documented in 2021 and were verified through audits conducted in 2022. More Annual Reports of further certified Cancer Centres will be published […]
Read more...Kick-off CSA CCI4EU WP2 On 26 June 2023 the work package 2 (WP) „Definition of Criteria for Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs) using a Maturity Model (MM)“ under the leadership of the DKG had its online kick-off meeting with support from colleagues from Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Centre and Technische Universität Dresden. Over the next three years, […]
Read more...2nd CraNE WP6 Meeting On 5 June the second WP6 meeting took place as an online meeting. 61 participants from 37 organizations were attending including guests from the JRC and Joint Action JANE WP5 leader. During the meeting the first results of the five sub-tasks were presented, discussed and agreed as well as the preparations […]
Read more...Kick-off-meeting of CCI4EU in Milano On 23 Mai 2023 the new EU project „Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructure for the European Union“ (CCI4EU) had it´s kick-off meeting in Milano. 55 partners from 27 EU Member States and 5 Associated Countries particpated in the kick-off meeting of the Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCIs). Coordinated by Organisation of European Cancer […]
Read more...New publication on Quality Measurement for Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Germany Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are rare diseases. A high level of standardization and centralization was lacking in Germany until 2018. By developing an evidence-based guideline and a certification system for sarcoma centres, foundations for structured, guideline-based, and centralized sarcoma care were defined. First results […]
Read more...Federal Minister of Health visits DKG-certified Breast Cancer Centre Breast Cancer Centres have been able to be certified by the German Cancer Society (DKG) for 20 years. The Breast Cancer Centre at Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban (Berlin) has been continuously certified since 2008. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach accompanied this year’s surveillance audit: an insight […]
Read more...On 1 May 2023 the new EU project „Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructure for the European Union“ (CCI4EU) will officially start. The project is funded under the Horizon Europe Mission Cancer. CCI4EU has a duration of 36 months and has the following overall objectives: Support EU Member States and associated countries in developing or improving existing or […]
Read more...DKG/ECC certification programme participated in the testing phase of the European Quality Assurance Scheme for Breast Cancer Services (ECIBC). During the pilot run of the QA scheme, selected services and bodies have been testing the applicability of the accredited certification approach. In a 1 day long meeting, feedback from all participating entites was collected and […]
Read more...Treatment in certified cancer centres of the German Cancer Society (Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e. V.) increases the chance of survival of cancer patients by up to 26 percent.
Read more...The auditing documents for 2023 including an updated Catalogue of Requirements and Data Sheet are now available for download on the website. In case of any questions please do not hesitate to contact us under info@ecc-cert.org
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