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04/03/2013
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The Ministry of Health and the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) launched on Monday (1/4), the National Patient Safety. The goal is to promote improvements regarding patient safety in order to prevent and reduce the incidence of adverse events in care and hospitalization. The program is the result of experience accumulated by the Sentinel Network, a group of hospitals coordinated by ANVISA and act strongly in the reporting of adverse events that affect patient care.
One of the main actions will be mandatory that hospitals and health services deploy a Patient Safety Center. The Center, which should become operational within 120 days from the approval of the standard, is a reference within each institution in promoting the safe handling and also the guidance to patients, families and caregivers of people hospitalized.
Also will be mandatory monthly reporting of adverse events associated with healthcare. For this, ANVISA will make available to all professionals and health services Sheet Adverse Event Reporting. The form will be hosted on the website of the Agency and is the official channel for reporting adverse situations. Health services that do not fit the new standard may lose their permits to operate.
According to the Health Minister, Alexandre Padilha, the existence of a system of compulsory notification is essential so that the necessary measures are taken at the correct time. "The notification is very important to investigate what led to the event and who take timely preventive action, is what also allows a local action of the sanitary surveillance," said Padilla.
The program also establishes the creation of the Implementation Committee of the National Patient Safety (CIPNSP). Composed of representatives from government, civil society, professional associations and universities, aims to promote and support the implementation of initiatives aimed at patient safety in different areas of health care. The Committee will also be a reference to the decision making in the area and to support the implementation of the Program.
Security Protocols
To ensure the safe management of patients, the Health Ministry put to public consultation six Protocols for Prevention of Adverse Events Associated with Health Care The texts provide guidance on the following topics: hand hygiene, safe surgery, prevention of pressure ulcers , patient identification, and prevention of falls and use of prescription and administration of medications. The first three have come under public consultation starting next Monday, and the other three in 30 days.
According to the CEO of ANVISA, Dirceu Barbano, it is proven that the adoption of protocols is the most efficient way to reduce events that affect patient care. "The use of protocols is simple and enables faster recovery of the patient: it suffices to say that at least 50% of the events are preventable," Barbano said.
The goal is to give health professionals a kind of standardized guide, with step by step instructions on situations that should be avoided and standards which must be met in hospitals, but also practices which are recommended to maintain patient safety.
Workforce
Anvisa will also publish a notice of call to civil society organizations that have an interest in composing the work force will be formed to discuss solutions and proposals to promote patient safety. The group will have six months to submit proposals. May attend institutions and entities representing the productive sectors and hospital and those related to the topic of patient safety, public and private, who are interested in contributing to the objectives stated in the announcement.
Other actions
Are planned actions aimed at training professionals across the country. The first training will be scheduled for a course with 1,200 vacancies for hospital pharmacists to work in partnership with the Hospital Albert Einstein. The course is taught by Realistic Simulation Center (CSR) of the Israel Institute of Education and Research Albert Einstein (IIEPAE). To date, 200 pharmacists have been trained in five classes.
In 90 days, the Plan will be prepared and made training support material for health professionals. The MS along with ANVISA and Opas, will publish a series of notebooks on the topic Patient Safety and guides with the protocols related to this subject.
During the launch of the program, also signed a cooperation agreement with the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) to promote the training of students and health professionals in the areas of bioethics, ethics of professional practice and safe clinical procedures.
In May, ANVISA, in partnership with PAHO / WHO held an international seminar on risk reduction and patient safety. The meeting will be representatives of health authorities in Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico. In October 2014, Brazil will host the International Conference on Quality in Health Care, which will be held in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and has as one of its central themes Patient Safety.
Network Sentry - The Sentinel Network is a network of partners since 2002, subsidizes the National Health Surveillance in reporting adverse events and techniques related to the use of health products, drugs, blood and blood products.
The network currently has 192 hospitals that operate systematically monitoring and reporting of adverse events. Are hospitals that meet all the requirements of excellence in achieving reports of problems to ANVISA. This is a key measure for technical problems and procedural errors can be identified and corrected in everyday hospital.
Source: ANVISA
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