Michel Wouters

Since mid-2007 I have been working at the Netherlands Cancer Institute as a surgeon. I specialize in the treatment of melanoma and lung cancer.

In addition, I am chairman of the CIK committee (Committee on Indicators and Quality Registration) within the Netherlands Cancer Institute and I am also committed to making the quality that our hospital delivers visible, including through the website.

I am also chairman of the Foundation for Oncological Cooperation  (SONCOS), an organization that represents all medical specialists involved in oncology in the Netherlands. Among other things, SONCOS draws up the quality standards that hospitals must meet in order to provide optimal oncological care. I am also co-founder and head of the scientific bureau of DICA (Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing), the organization in the Netherlands that evaluates the quality of care in Dutch hospitals, provides mirror information to healthcare providers to improve that quality and makes it transparent to the government, health insurers, patient organizations and the public.