Boletín de Julio 2008 (Vol. 2, nº. 7) 
Newsletter July 2008 (Vol. 2, nº. 7) 
Newsletter \ Newsletter Vol. 2, nº. 7 (Jul. 2008)Highlights:
Royal Decree 1133/2008 developing basic organic structure of Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs.
Government approves publication of SNS Indicators.
Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs and la Caixa to work together to improve comprehensive care for terminal patients and their families.
Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to work together to improve health education worldwide over the next four years.
Minister presents 2007 Health Barometer.
Studies by sociodemographic variables and employment situation now available, in addition to a historical series with structural variables covering the period 1995-2007. Download from database of microdata records and technical documentation from 2006 and 2007 Health Barometers also available.
2007 Primary Care IT System (SIAP) figures now available.
SNS Quality Agency Health Information Institute (IIS) publishes 2006 Inpatient Healthcare Institution Statistics. Corresponding microdata now available on database.
Organisation, on 23 June, in the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs, of the Technical and Institutional Committee of the SNS Strategy for Care in Pregnancy and Birth and Post- and Neo-Natal Care. One year after approval of the SNS Strategy for Care in Normal Birth, this will be extended to include the periods before and after childbirth.
Organisation in the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs of the Institutional Committee (17 June) and Technical Committee (10 July) of the SNS Sexual Health Strategy.
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News:
Hospital-acquired infections: incidence, research and prevention (ABC, 17-05-08).
Hospital: friend or foe? (ABC, 17-05-08).
Press release on the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council Meeting held in Luxembourg on 9-10 June 2008.
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Official announcements:
- WHO launches scholarship program: Opportunities for researchers and practitioners in patient safety. Deadline date for applications: 30 September 2008.
Events:
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Monitoring of the SNS Care in Normal Birth Strategy (Salón de Actos Ernest Lluch, Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs, Madrid, 23 September 2008).
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International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care (Berlin, 17 & 20 March 2009). Deadline date for receipt of abstracts: 26 September.
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Ist SNS Palliative Care Strategy Technical Conference (Madrid, 8 October 2008). (See provisional programme | Registration now open)
- IVth International Patient Safety Conference: "Searching for Best Clinical Practice for Safer Healthcare" (Madrid, 25 & 26 November 2008). (See provisional programme | Registration now open).
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Vth Forum on Women, Health & Gender: Gender Mainstreaming in Health Policies (Salón de Actos Ernest Lluch, Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs, Madrid, 14 & 15 October 2008).
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IInd Forum on the SNS IT System: "Making good progress, from information to action", to be held on 16 & 17 October in the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs.
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Registration open for 25th International Conference ISQua 2008: Healthcare Quality and Safety. Meeting the Next Challenges, to be held in the Bella Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark, on 19 to 22 October 2008.
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Ist Forum on Electronic Clinical Records in the SNS, to be held on 2 & 3 December 2008 in the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs.
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IVth Gender & Health Conference: Learning for Equality. (Women’s Studies Interdisciplinary Seminar, University of Zaragoza, 30 May 2009).
- Events in Spain and abroad in 2008
(Last updated: 11 Feb 2008).
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Recommended reading:
- Martinez W, Lo B. Medical students’ experiences with medical errors: an analysis of medical student essays. Med Educ. 2008; 42: 733-741.
- Healey F, Oliver D, Milne A, Connelly JB. The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies. Age and Ageing. 2008; 37(4): 368-78.
- Hickner J, Graham DG, Elder NC, et al. Testing process errors and their harms and consequences reported from family medicine practices: a study of the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008; 17(3): 194-200.
- Graham DG, Harris DM, Elder NC, et al. Mitigation of patient harm from testing errors in family medicine offices: a report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008; 17(3): 201-208.
- Leonard M, Graham S, Bonacum D. The human factor: the critical importance of effective teamwork and communication in providing safe care. Qual Saf Health Care. 2004; 13 Suppl 1: i85-i90.
- Transforming hospitals: designing for safety and quality. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2007. AHRQ Publication No. 07-0076-1.
- Dennis G Maki. Improving the safety of peripheral intravenous catheters. BMJ 2008; 337 a630.
- Trish Groves. Enhancing the quality and transparency of health research. BMJ 2008; 337 a718.
- Legido-Quigley H, Mckee M, Nolte E, Glinos IA. Assuring quality of health care in the European Union.
- Laguna Goya N, Rodríguez-Trelles, FA. Participación de las mujeres en los ensayos clínicos según los informes de la Agencia Española del Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios 2007. Revista Española de salud Pública. May-Jun 2008.
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Vives Cases C, Álvarez Dardet C, Torrubiano Domínguez J, Gil González, D. Mortalidad por violencia del compañero íntimo en mujeres extranjeras residentes en España (1999-2006). Gaceta Sanitaria. Mayo 2008.
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