Boletín de Julio 2009 (Vol. 3, nº. 7) 
Newsletter July 2009 (Vol. 3, nº. 7) 
Newsletter \ Newsletter Vol. 3, nº. 7 (July, 2009)Highlights:
The Citizen Network of Patient Safety Trainers’ training activities Program (courses to be arranged) is now available The Citizen Network of Patient Safety Trainers’ training activities Program (courses to be arranged) is now available
For the purpose of guaranteeing best access to the available data, the Healthcare Information Institute is facilitating the downloading of information in pdf format of the official on-line publication of the 2009 National Hospital Catalogue
The Ministry of Health and Social Policy and the Office of the Secretary of Social Policy, is presenting, through the IMSERSO, the 2008 report on “Senior Citizens in Spain: Statistics at the Nationwide and Autonomous Community Level. Vol. I | Vol.II
“Nearly 170 projects have been submitted to take part in the 3rd Edition of the National Health System Quality Awards, an initiative the Ministry of Health and Social Policy has gotten under way to reward and publicize the innovative, effective experiences carried out in our health system. The Jury will render its decision in October, the awards ceremony scheduled to be held toward the end of the year. Full information on the Quality Awards at: http://www.msc.es/organizacion/sns/planCalidadSNS/pncalidad_premios.htm”.
News:
How to lower the medical error rate (El Mundo, 16 July 2009)
The first inventory of the National Health System Quality Plan shows this Plan to have gained a strong foothold as an effective tool for cohesion (Ministry of Health and Social Policy. Press Release, 10 July 2009).
C-LM, the Online Healthcare and Digital Medical Record programs “successfully” implemented (Europa Press, 10 July 2009)
The “Alto Guadalquivir” Hospital implements a system making central line catheterization safer (Andalucía información, 10 July 2009)
The Ciudad Real Hospital implements a single I.D. system for improving patient safety (Europa Press, 8 July 2009)
Laying the groundwork for comparisons (El diario médico, 3 July 2009)
Official announcements:
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WHO Patient Safety Small Research Grants. The deadline for submitting applications will be September 30, 2009.
Latest tentative information available on the 4th Edition of the 7th Framework Program Projects in Health, which, unlike prior editions, is anticipated to be published on July 30, 2009, in the form of different project categories announced with different deadlines.
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2009 MAPFRE Foundation Application Process Opens for "Grants in aid for health, environmental, prevention and insurance-related research". Application deadline: October 9, 2009
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Once again this year, the Institute for Senior Citizens and Social Services will be awarding the 2009 Imserso “Infanta Cristina” awards. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2009.
Events:
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FIP Congress 2009: Responsibility for Patient Outcomes- are you ready?
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1st International Conference on Medication Errors (Copenhagen - September 30, 2009)
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Meeting: Optimizing the Use of Medications in the Hospital Environment organized by the Gaspar Casal Foundation with the collaboration and institutional support of the National Health System Quality Agency(Madrid - September 16, 2009)
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XIII National Health Sciences Information and Documentation Meeting (Oviedo - October 14 -16, 2009)
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Registration is now open for the III National Palliative Care Nursing Meeting to be held in Malaga on November 5-6, 2009, organized by the Spanish Palliative Care Nursing Association (AECPAL)
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Workshop on Rare Diseases Strategy of the Spanish Health System. (Madrid, Spain; Ministry of Health and Social Politics, 20 October 2009)
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Workshop on EPOC Strategy of the Spanish Health System. (Madrid, Spain; Ministry of Health and Social Politics, 6 October 2009)
Recommended reading:
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Degos L, Amalberti R, Bacou J, Carlet J, Bruneau C. Breaking the mould in patient safety. BMJ. 2009 Jun 29;338:b2585.
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Zecevic AA, Salmoni AW, Lewko JH, Vandervoort AA, Speechley M. Utilization of the senior falls investigation methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in community-dwelling seniors. Gerontologist. 2009 Jun 12.
- Review of patient safety for children and young people. London: National Patient Safety Agency; 2009.
- Gardam MA, Lemieux C, Reason P, van Dijk M, Goel V. Healthcare-associated infections as patient safety indicators. 2009;9(3)
- The update of the “Clinical Guide to Managing COPD” published by the Spanish Pneumonology and Thoracic Surgery Society (SEPAR) and the Latin American Thoracic Association is now available. It can be accessed in both interactive and PDF format.
- Variaciones en hospitalizaciones por cirugía oncológica en el Sistema Nacional de Salud. (Variations on hospitalizations for oncological surgery in the National Health System). Atlas. 2009; 6
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European Union
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La Council of Europe Recommendation on Monitoring the Protection of the Human Rights and Dignity of Persons with Mental Disorders has been translated into Spanish by the Ministry of Health and Social Policy. You may request a copy by contacting: essaludsns@msps.es
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On June 24th, the European Commission adopted the Memorandum “Action Against Cancer: European Partnership” (MEMO/09/294) for the purpose of providing its member states with support in their efforts to meet the challenges in dealing with cancer. One of the proposed areas for taking action is the coordination of research conducted on this disease. Along this same line, for your consultation is “Questions and Answers on Action against Cancer: A European Partnership” (MEMO/09/293)
