title: [Assessment of the announcement procedure in 29 cancer-accredited hospitals in the Aquitaine region: the EVADA project].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An announcement procedure is mandatory to obtain accreditation to treat cancer patients. Health care professionals in the Aquitaine region evaluated the organization of this announcement procedure in their institutions and the patients' perception, in order to initiate actions to improve the structure and traceability of this procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-assessment approach based on a retrospective study plan comprising three concomitant steps: organizational audit, medical records audit and patient experience survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  29 institutions participated in the study. Heterogeneous organizations were observed, although progress had been made in the deployment of the announcement procedure in terms of personnel training,formal organization and the resources devoted to this procedure, but there remains considerable room for improvement in terms of traceability, coordination between doctors and nursing staff, and referral of patients to supportive care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This evaluation triggered active mobilization of hospital teams concerning the announcement procedure in the Aquitaine region and a better awareness of the patient's perception. The regional dynamic allowed exchanges between institutions, facilitating the implementation of improvement actions.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rongère-Casteigt
authors.forename: Elodie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pinon
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Domecq
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bousser
authors.forename: Edwige
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vimard
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saillour-Glenisson
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult