The HUG Colorectal Cancer Center has just received certification from theEuropean cancer centres programme (ECC) confirming the excellence of the support it offers. It becomes the first center in French-speaking Switzerland recognized at European level. Patients are thus guaranteed to find cutting-edge care and personalized support during and after treatment.
Obtaining the prestigious ECC certification is part of the process of continuous improvement in the quality of care. The HUG can thus participate in a European network of excellence which promotes the exchange of good practices and access to the latest advances in the field.
Guarantees of excellence for all patients
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ECC certification guarantees, first of all, that the Colorectal Cancer Center practices a real multidisciplinary approach, essential today in the management of cancers. Many specialists are mobilized to share their expertise in the examination of each file: radiologists, nuclear medicine doctors, gastroenterologists, pathologists, visceral surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists. These doctors, specialists in the treatment of colorectal cancer, propose, through a multidisciplinary consensus, the treatment most suited to each situation and in accordance with international recommendations.
Certification then certifies access to the most recent technologies in surgery and radiotherapy, the main methods of treating colorectal cancer. It also recognizes the involvement of HUG in research, to provide access to new medicines and innovative technologies, still inaccessible outside of academia.
Finally, the quality of care at each stage of treatment is evaluated as well as short, medium and long-term follow-up. All patients thus benefit from a nutritional and psychological assessment, access to integrative medicine, social support and orientation towards the relevant associative structures.
A guarantee of European quality
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The aim of ECC certification is to improve the quality of oncological care in Europe. It requires compliance with strict standards, updated regularly, to ensure all patients have access to the best treatments and the most demanding medical practices. Certified centers are subject to an annual evaluation to confirm that practices are up to date.
Dr. Thibaud Kössler, co-head of the Colorectal Cancer Center, alongside Professor Frédéric Ris, shares the pride of his colleagues: “This certification is recognition of the teams’ commitment to providing care of the highest quality. quality for patients with colorectal cancer. It strengthens our position as a center of excellence and our determination to continue to innovate in this area. »
This new distinction contributes to the recognition of the HUG Cancer Center, whose Breast Center and Prostate Cancer Center are also certified by independent organizations.
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