eCAN Plus – Enhancing digital capabilities of cancer centres in Europe to improve prevention and care
Digital transformation can bring significant benefits to the healthcare sector, but barriers persist in the European Union around interoperability, legal and ethical standards, governance, cybersecurity, technical requirements, and compliance with personal data protection rules.
eCAN Plus supports Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’s objective to ensure high standards in cancer care. It aims to bring the benefits of digital health to all European citizens, patients and healthcare professionals and improve cancer prevention and care by strengthening the digital capabilities of cancer centres in Europe, with particular attention paid to opportunities in Eastern Europe. More concretely, its objectives are to:
- Implement a comprehensive training programme for digital skills development
- Enhance digital collaboration among cancer centres
- Explore clinical applications of telemedicine in different cancer care settings
- Bolster preparedness for the European Health Data Space’s implementation
To achieve these objectives, the following activities will be carried out:
- Running pilots and use cases of digital educational interventions, health data exchanges, and telemedicine applications in the cancer field to identify best practices
- Upgrading the eCAN mobile application used for telemonitoring
- Updating a publicly available dashboard of indicators related to eHealth policies across European countries
- Developing a blueprint charting a path for integrating cancer digital tools into European healthcare systems
Creating a comprehensive guide for reimbursement of cancer digital tools by European countries
- Project duration
- 1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2029
- Project locations
- AustriaBelgiumCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkFranceGreeceHungaryItalyLatviaLithuaniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSloveniaSpainSwedenUkraine
- Overall budget
- €24 993 336
- EU contribution
- €19 994 66980% of the overall budget
- Project website
- eCAN Plus
- EU4health - Projects
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Results
eCAN Plus will produce a rich variety of outputs aimed at different target populations.
For policymakers and decisionmakers, results will include:
- A report on the state of play of eHealth in European countries
- A blueprint for integrating cancer digital applications into healthcare systems
- A report on the state of play of health data exchanges in and between cancer centres
- Recommendations and good practices for such health data exchanges
- A report on cancer centres’ involvement in the HealthData@EU infrastructure
- A strategy plan for implementing the European electronic health record exchange format (EEHRxF)
- A detailed guide for reimbursement of cancer digital health tools
For healthcare professionals, results will include:
- Guidelines for telemedicine use in cancer care
- Training materials for improving digital skills
For patients, results will include:
- Patient leaflets explaining cancer care pathways that incorporate telemedicine
- Educational materials for increasing digital health literacy
For the general public, results will include:
Educational materials for increasing digital health literacy
Stakeholders
Coordinators
Marc Van den Bulcke (Sciensano)
- Address
- Rue Juliette Wytsman 14, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Website
- https://www.sciensano.be/en
Contact
Robbe Saesen
- Name
- Robbe Saesen
- Organisation
- Sciensano
- Website
- https://www.sciensano.be/en
- ecan
sciensano [dot] be - Phone number
- +32 26 42 55 95