The organisation of cancer care, education and research into Comprehensive Cancer Centres (CCC) provides political, clinical, research and educational focus to improving delivery of care and achieving better outcomes for cancer patients. Cancer is a significant and growing problem for health systems and there is a need for creating guidance and global solidarity to build cancer units with truly comprehensive programmes.  

This course will address the organisation of a Comprehensive Cancer Centre focusing on integration of high-quality patient centred care with education and research. Examples will be drawn from comprehensive cancer centres on four continents. It is led by experts from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto (Canada), the AC Camargo Cancer Center in São Paulo (Brazil), the King Hussein Cancer Centre in Amman (Jordan) and the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai (India).

This course was originally designed and delivered from September to November 2021.
It is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Oncology in Europe (ACOE) and its completion gives 8 European CME Credits.

Learning outcomes
After completion of the course participants will be able to:

1. Describe the components of comprehensive cancer centres and discuss the importance of integration of education and research with patient care
2. Describe the role of comprehensive cancer centres in improving cancer control and fostering innovation
3. Explain how comprehensive cancer centres can extend access to quality cancer care to the community
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of continuous quality improvements in cancer centres
5. Describe current challenges and opportunities for cancer centres in meeting their mandate

Target audience
The course is designed for early career cancer professionals, cancer services planning professionals, cancer advocacy professionals, leaders of newly developed/developing cancer centres and other interested stakeholders.

This course was developed by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PMCC).