Meeting on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Research


Scientific organization

The Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institute, Sweden, John Øvretveit (jovret@aol.com). In collaboration for 2007: National School of Public Health, New University of Lisbon, Portugal, Paulo Sousa (paulo.sousa@ensp.unl.pt), Vasco Reis and Fausto Pinto.

Venue
Room 3A18 (Level 2) - National School of Public Health – Av. Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisbon.

 

 Final Program 


Timetable Monday 16th April

Coffee available from 8:30 Times will be strictly followed

08:45 | Welcome and introduction by John Øvretveit (Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institute); Paulo Sousa, Constantino Sakellarides, (National School of Public Health, New University of Lisbon)
Painel Members: António Vaz Carneiro; Lino Gonçalves and John Øvretveit

08:55 | Brief presentation New strategy and research agenda for Quality and Patient Safety in Portugal, José Robalo, Deputy-Director of the Directorate General of Health, Ministry of Health, Portugal. 

9:10 | Presentation for advice 1: Evaluation of a multi level quality collaborative in Dutch hospital care, Michel Duckers, NIVEL University, Netherlands

9:30 | Discussant 5 mins: Sylvia Sax
9:35 | General discussion

9:50 | Presentation for advice 2: Patients perception of hospital safety, Jose Joaquin Mira Solves, University Miguel Hernandez, Barcelona, Spain.

10:10 |
Discussant: Dale Webb
10:15 | General discussion

10:30 | Coffee/Tea

10:50 | Presentation for advice 3: How much have hospitals integrated health promotions in their quality management system? Oliver Grone, WHO, Regional Office for Europe, Barcelona, Spain.

11:10 | Discussant: Darcey Terris
11:15 | General discussion

11:40 | Presentation for advice 4: Transitions of care - Obstetric Clinical Handover. The study, observation and improvements in Obstetric Clinical Handover to improve the efficacy and patient safety in this practice. Georgiana Chin, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

12:00 | Discussant: Patricia Guilheaney
12:05 | General discussion

12:20 | Lunch

13:30 | Guest Presentation “Quality Improvement Research: Are Randomized Trials Necessary?” - Duncan Neuhauser, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, USA

14:10 | Presentation for advice 5: Improving quality through developing interprofessional learning in the context of shared medical appointments for diabetes care David Aron, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, USA

14:30 | Discussant: Oliver Grone,
14:40 | General discussion

15:00 | Coffee/Tea

15:20 | Advice to PHD researchers about your quality research - Do's and don’ts from my experience, Darcey Terris, Institute of Public Health, University Heidelberg, Germany.

15:40 | Presentation for advice 6: Factors Impacting at the Facility Level on The Success or Failure of Policy Aimed at Assuring the Quality of Anti-Retroviral Therapy Services in Uganda and Tanzania, Sylvia Sax, University Heidelberg, Germany.

15:55 | Discussant: John Øvretveit
16:00 | General discussion

16:00 | Presentation for advice 7: Improving mental health service quality in Ireland, Patricia Gilheaney, Mental Health Commission, Ireland.

16:15 | Discussant: José Mira Solves 
16:20 | General discussion

16:35 | Health Foundation Projects in Safety and Quality Improvement:  Implications for Evaluation Dale Webb, Evaluation and Research - The Health Foundation, England.

16:50 | National school of public health, Quality Research Unit, Project 1 Adverse Events assessment in Brazilian hospitals: use of retrospective method Walter Mendes, National School of Public Health – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

17:10 | Discussion

Evaluation of the meeting, suggestions for QIRN 2008 (Netherlands), and summary: key research issues, most needed research in the future, and developing the network of researchers in the field.

17:20 | Decide groups for tomorrow’s visits to quality improvement projects and agree timetable and travel arrangements.

17:30 |
Day 1 Finishes

 
Quality and Safety Improvement in Portugal: Special programme for researchers 17th April 2007

Hospital da Luz (Private sector)

09.15 | Groups arrive at the Hospital Luz
09.20 | Overview of the hospital with special focus on the history of quality and safety in the service and future plans
09:40 | Introduction to Siemens clinical System
10.15 | Coffee/Tea
10:30 | Visit to a cockpit
11.30 | Finish visit in time to prepare sharing of learning with our colleagues.

Return to National School of Public Health (room number 3A13, level 2).

 

Hospital Santa Maria (University Hospital, Public sector)

11:00 | Groups arrive at the Hospital Santa Maria (meeting point Egas Moniz Statue, behind Heliport)
11:05 | Overview of the hospital with special focus on the history of quality and safety in the service and future plans.
11:30 | Visit to the emergency service (Pyxis system for drugs supply)
12.30 | Finish visit in time to prepare sharing of learning with our colleagues.

Return to National School of Public Health (room number 3A13).

13:00 | No free lunch and groups prepare a summary of their visit: service summary, history and plans for quality and safety, project experiences, what surprised us, similar and different to my country, lessons for me.
14.15 | Full meeting and group presentations (20 minutes)
15.15 | Farewells

Finish in time for those traveling to the European Quality Forum in Barcelona 18-20th April 2007