The rising cancer incidence in the Europe, along with significant gaps in cancer outcomes between member states, underscores the need for a harmonized and high-quality approach to cancer care that leverages good practices to reduce disparities and enhance the quality of cancer care services. Differences in infrastructure, regulations, ethical standards, and healthcare practices across the European Union (EU) challenge equal access to cancer care. To address these disparities and unify the efforts to improve cancer care, collaborative networks are essential. Effective management and organization of these networks require a functional governance model. However, currently there is no single, comprehensive legal framework for cancer networks in the EU. Therefore, this research aims to design an effective and adaptable governance model for European cancer networks to ensure fair political representation between member states, scientific rigor in defining priorities for interventions, and the ability to manage the infrastructural aspects and services provided to the network nodes. The study will start with a desk analysis of existing governance models in established healthcare networks and a review of relevant literature. This will be followed by participatory action research, including in-depth interviews with healthcare policy experts, by engagement in a real project to design a governance model for a European network of comprehensive cancer centers (CCCs). After analyzing the results of the literature review and the insights and suggestions derived from the interviews, three preliminary governance models were designed. To refine these potential governance models, several sessions of interviews with the leaders of the project and healthcare policy experts were conducted to receive their feedback. Based on the feedback, the preliminary models went through several rounds of revision and refinement. As a result, one governance model for the EU network of CCCs was designed using a mixed approach. This research contributes to the healthcare sector by providing a practical governance model for cancer networks in Europe. This model can be used to organize and streamline collaborations in cancer care, ensure efficient resource allocation, prevent research duplication, enhance research quality, standardize care practices across member states, address conflicts of interest and disparities among member states, and improve cancer care services and patient outcomes across Europe.
L'incidenza crescente del cancro in Europa, insieme alle significative disparità nei risultati oncologici tra gli Stati membri, sottolinea la necessità di un approccio armonizzato e di alta qualità alla cura oncologica che sfrutti le buone pratiche per ridurre le disparità e migliorare la qualità dei servizi oncologici. Le differenze nell'infrastruttura, nelle normative, negli standard etici e nelle pratiche sanitarie tra i paesi dell'Unione Europea (UE) rappresentano una sfida per l'accesso equo alle cure oncologiche. Per affrontare tali disparità e unire gli sforzi per migliorare la cura del cancro, le reti collaborative sono essenziali. Il management efficace e l'organizzazione di queste reti richiedono un modello di governance funzionale. Tuttavia, attualmente non esiste un quadro normativo unico e completo per le reti oncologiche nell'UE. Pertanto, questa ricerca mira a progettare un modello di governance efficace e adattabile per le reti oncologiche europee, al fine di garantire una rappresentazione politica equa tra gli Stati membri, rigorosità scientifica nella definizione delle priorità per gli interventi, e la capacità di gestire gli aspetti infrastrutturali e i servizi forniti ai nodi della rete. Lo studio inizia con un'analisi della letteratura esistente sui modelli di governance nelle reti sanitarie consolidate, seguita da ricerca azione partecipativa, inclusi interviste approfondite con esperti di politiche sanitarie, tramite coinvolgimento in un progetto reale per progettare un modello di governance per una rete europea di centri oncologici completi (CCCs). Dopo aver analizzato i risultati della revisione della letteratura e i suggerimenti derivati dalle interviste, sono stati progettati tre modelli di governance preliminari. Per perfezionare questi potenziali modelli di governance, sono state condotte diverse sessioni di interviste con i leader del progetto e esperti di politiche sanitarie per ricevere il loro feedback. Sulla base del feedback ricevuto, i modelli preliminari sono stati sottoposti a diversi round di revisione e raffinamento. Di conseguenza, è stato progettato un modello di governance per la rete EU dei CCCs utilizzando un approccio misto. Questa ricerca contribuisce al settore sanitario fornendo un modello di governance pratico per le reti oncologiche in Europa. Questo modello può essere utilizzato per organizzare e razionalizzare le collaborazioni nella cura del cancro, garantire una corretta allocazione delle risorse, prevenire la duplicazione della ricerca, migliorare la qualità della ricerca, standardizzare le pratiche di cura tra gli Stati membri, affrontare conflitti di interesse e disparità tra gli Stati membri, e migliorare i servizi e gli esiti per i pazienti affetti da cancro in tutta Europa.
Enhancing efficiency in healthcare: developing an optimized governance model for cancer research networks in Europe
TABATABAEI NIMAVARD, FARNAZSADAT
2023/2024
Abstract
The rising cancer incidence in the Europe, along with significant gaps in cancer outcomes between member states, underscores the need for a harmonized and high-quality approach to cancer care that leverages good practices to reduce disparities and enhance the quality of cancer care services. Differences in infrastructure, regulations, ethical standards, and healthcare practices across the European Union (EU) challenge equal access to cancer care. To address these disparities and unify the efforts to improve cancer care, collaborative networks are essential. Effective management and organization of these networks require a functional governance model. However, currently there is no single, comprehensive legal framework for cancer networks in the EU. Therefore, this research aims to design an effective and adaptable governance model for European cancer networks to ensure fair political representation between member states, scientific rigor in defining priorities for interventions, and the ability to manage the infrastructural aspects and services provided to the network nodes. The study will start with a desk analysis of existing governance models in established healthcare networks and a review of relevant literature. This will be followed by participatory action research, including in-depth interviews with healthcare policy experts, by engagement in a real project to design a governance model for a European network of comprehensive cancer centers (CCCs). After analyzing the results of the literature review and the insights and suggestions derived from the interviews, three preliminary governance models were designed. To refine these potential governance models, several sessions of interviews with the leaders of the project and healthcare policy experts were conducted to receive their feedback. Based on the feedback, the preliminary models went through several rounds of revision and refinement. As a result, one governance model for the EU network of CCCs was designed using a mixed approach. This research contributes to the healthcare sector by providing a practical governance model for cancer networks in Europe. This model can be used to organize and streamline collaborations in cancer care, ensure efficient resource allocation, prevent research duplication, enhance research quality, standardize care practices across member states, address conflicts of interest and disparities among member states, and improve cancer care services and patient outcomes across Europe.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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