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Watch the Highlights: Key Moments from the OECI Expert Consensus Meeting
15 Feb 2025

Watch the Highlights: Key Moments from the OECI Expert Consensus Meeting

Watch the highlights from the OECI Expert Consensus Meeting, held in Brussels on 12–13 February 2025, a pivotal step in the revision of the OECI Accreditation & Designation Standards. The two-d...
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In Memoriam: Alfredo Comandari García, President of Fundación Arturo López Pérez
20 Jan 2025

In Memoriam: Alfredo Comandari García, President of Fundación Arturo López Pérez

It is with profound sadness that the OECI announces the passing of Alfredo Comandari García, President of the Fundación Arturo López Pérez (FALP) in Chile. A visionary leader, he dedicated nearly...
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18 New Auditors in the OECI A&D Programme
25 Oct 2024

18 New Auditors in the OECI A&D Programme

On October 22-23, 2024 we welcomed a new cohort of 18 dedicated professionals to the OECI Auditor Training Course! Over two intensive days, these future auditors dove into: ✅ OECI Standards – A...
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The socioeconomic impact of cancer on patients and their relatives: Organisation of European Cancer Institutes task force consensus recommendations on conceptual framework, taxonomy, and research directions
26 Mar 2024

The socioeconomic impact of cancer on patients and their relatives: Organisation of European Cancer Institutes task force consensus recommendations on conceptual framework, taxonomy, and research directions

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Evaluating comprehensive cancer networks; a review of standards and evaluation methods for care networks to inform a comparison with the OECI comprehensive cancer network standards
15 Feb 2023

Evaluating comprehensive cancer networks; a review of standards and evaluation methods for care networks to inform a comparison with the OECI comprehensive cancer network standards

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European Groundshot – addressing Europe’s cancer research challenges: a Lancet Oncology Commission
16 Jan 2023

European Groundshot – addressing Europe’s cancer research challenges: a Lancet Oncology Commission

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A&D Paper on Governance
15 Apr 2022

A&D Paper on Governance

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Analysing the attributes of Comprehensive Cancer Centres and Cancer Centres across Europe to identify key hallmarks 2021
08 May 2021

Analysing the attributes of Comprehensive Cancer Centres and Cancer Centres across Europe to identify key hallmarks 2021

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100 European Core Quality Standards for Cancer Care and Research Centres
16 Aug 2020

100 European Core Quality Standards for Cancer Care and Research Centres

Simon Oberst, Wim van Harten, Gunnar Saeter, Peter Nagy, Jean Benoit Burrion, Jozsef Lovey, Thierry Philip Lancet Oncology – Volume 21, Issue 8 – 1009-1011 August 2020...
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Towards a cancer mission in Horizon Europe: recommendations
12 Aug 2020

Towards a cancer mission in Horizon Europe: recommendations

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Bridging research and clinical care – the comprehensive cancer centre
10 Jan 2019

Bridging research and clinical care – the comprehensive cancer centre

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OECI accreditation of the European Institute of Oncology of Milan: strengths and weaknesses
05 Dec 2015

OECI accreditation of the European Institute of Oncology of Milan: strengths and weaknesses

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Pioneering quality assessment in European cancer centers: a data analysis of the organization for European cancer institutes accreditation and designation program
08 Sep 2014

Pioneering quality assessment in European cancer centers: a data analysis of the organization for European cancer institutes accreditation and designation program

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Towards quality, comprehensiveness and excellence. The accreditation project of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI)
14 Apr 2008

Towards quality, comprehensiveness and excellence. The accreditation project of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI)

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Join the A&D Sessions at the OECI Oncology Days 2025 in Athens!
11.06.2025 Athens, Greece

Join the A&D Sessions at the OECI Oncology Days 2025 in Athens!

We warmly invite you to attend the Accreditation and Designation Sessions at the OECI Oncology Days 2025, taking place from 11–13 June 2025 in Athens, Greece. These two dedicated sessions will brin...
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OECI Auditors’ Training Course
31.03.2025 - 02.04.2025 Inveruno, Italy

OECI Auditors’ Training Course

Join our diverse, multinational auditor team performing peer reviews of cancer centres participating in the OECI A&D Programme. We offer a two-day training course to learn the content of the OE...
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Experts’ Consensus Meeting on OECI Accreditation and Designation Standards
12.02.2025 - 13.02.2025 Brussels, Belgium

Experts’ Consensus Meeting on OECI Accreditation and Designation Standards

The OECI A&D Standards Revision Expert Meeting brought together 110 participants from 23 countries in Brussels to refine and enhance the OECI Quality Standards in cancer care, research, and educat...
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