05/2025 Opening Workshops at Polish CCCN Pilots
Three Days, Three Cities, Three Workshops – One Shared Goal: High-Quality Cancer Care in Europe
As part of the EUnetCCC project, a series of opening workshops took place in mid-May in Poland, engaging with three pilot Comprehensive Cancer Care Networks (CCCNs) over three days. These workshops aimed to advance the development of structured, high-quality tumour-specific cancer care networks across Europe.
From May 12th to 14th, three CCCN pilot sites hosted the sessions, each presenting their unique implemented care structures. The primary goal was to support the structured establishment of certified CCCNs through interdisciplinary exchange and practical implementation strategies.
The series started in Warsaw at the Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Institute of Oncology (MSCI), focusing on Prostate Cancer. As a leading oncology institution, MSCI is working on developing standardized patient pathways and quality indicators to enhance care. The workshop also addressed collaboration with national and European urology experts.
The second workshop was held in Lublin at the Medical University of Lublin (MUL) and University Hospital, focusing on Gynaecological Cancer. The CCCN at MUL aims to improve care pathways for gynaecological tumours. Emphasis was placed on integrating European best practices into clinical workflows.
The final workshop took place in Kielce at the Holy Cross Oncology Centre (HCOC), concentrating on Colorectal Cancer. The discussions focused on high-quality care standards, optimizing patient pathways, and ensuring continuous quality improvement by recording and analysing quality indicators and thus making quality of care transparent, measurable and improvable.
The workshops addressed core aspects in the Set of Standards which are essential for establishing CCCNs, including setting up the care network, its governance and interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration within the CCCN.Practical implementation strategies were discussed, focusing on timelines, data documentation and country-specific equivalences. Site visits provided insights into clinical infrastructure, fostering understanding and professional exchange.
Once again the workshops demonstrated the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to advance cancer care in Europe. The exchange of knowledge and experiences within the project has been invaluable, and great appreciation is extended to all partners and participants for their dedication and active involvement!
