Accreditation and Designation User Manual - OECI

Define preliminary designation type
Executor: OECI A&D Coordinator
With the data provided in the designation screening the A&D Coordinator will define the preliminary designation
type for the applied institute according to the Designation Decision Schedule (appendix I). The quantitative
norms can be found in the Appendix I.
Required criteria for Cancer Research Centre:
• 2.1: Number of beds (year x):
• 2.1: Number of specialists (year x):
• 2.1: Number of new patients (year x):
• 4.4.4 + 4.4.5: Number of scientific papers (year x):
• 1.5.5: Annual budget research (year x):
• 1.5.4: Annual budget care (year x):
If the institute does not meet the required criteria for Cancer Research Centre, the institute can be a Cancer
Unit or Clinical Cancer Centre or Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC).
Required criteria for Cancer Unit:
• 2.1: Total number of beds + 2.1: ambulatory day care beds:
• 2.1: Or number of new patients (year x):
• 2.1: Or number of specialists (year x):
• 4.4.4+4.4.5: Or number of scientific publications (year x):
And:
• Institute covers radiotherapy and medical oncology or surgical oncology
If the institute does not meet the required criteria for a Cancer Unit, the institute can be a Clinical Cancer
Centre or Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC).
Required criteria for first selection CCC:
• 1.5.4: Annual budget for care (year x)
• 1.5.5: Annual budget for research (year x):
• 2.1: Total number of beds + 2.1 ambulatory day care beds (year x):
• 4.3.2: Active clinical trials (year x):
• 4.4.4+4.4.5: Number of scientific papers (year x):
• Nr scientific papers with impact factor>10 (year x):
The confirmation and second check takes place during the peer review visit.
If these criteria are not met, the institute can be either a clinical cancer institute or a CCC. The final decision
for the designation type will be checked during the peer review visit according to an additional checklist
(5.7.1).
Deviation in designation judgement of the institute and the preliminary designation result
The application form for institutes includes the question to classify itself in one of the four designation types.
The occurrence of a discrepancy between the judgement of the institute and the designation screening result
(preliminary designation) is feasible.
This discrepancy will be discussed during the explanatory visit (step 3).
Owner: OECI Organisation of European Cancer Institutes
Status: Revised - 24 th January 2011 - A&D Working Group
Approved by: OECI Accreditation and Designation Board
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Version 16 February 2011