The future of patient safety and new trends and opportunities for clinical excellence were the focus of the tenth edition of the Quirónsalud International Seminar on Patient Safety and Clinical Excellencewhich took place at the Aula Magna of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation University Hospital and in which more than 500 professionals gathered, in person and online, in a meeting that, year after year, seeks to identify trends and innovative programs around the world for improving clinical care. safety and health care practice.
“For Quirónsalud, working on clinical safety is not only a priority, but an opportunity to improve the value of clinical practice. To do this, we develop more effective care models, evaluate health outcomes and continually analyze indicators of good clinical practice. Through digital transformation and AI, we are driving advancements in safety, including focusing on early disease detection, which helps us anticipate and deliver more effective and safer care,” said explained the Dr Cristina Caramesdirector of health and business research at Quirónsalud, during the opening of the day.
In the same spirit, the patient safety manager of Quirónsalud, the Dr. Nuria Marañónhighlighted the intense work carried out by the company over these ten years to improve patient safety. “The present and the future challenge us to integrate technology and digital transformation into all aspects of healthcare and at Quirónsalud we will continue to lead this change to maintain the highest standards of clinical safety,” said Dr. Marañón.
One of the experiences shared within the framework of the forum organized in Madrid was the use of AI for surveillance and infection control through the Argos project, shared by the Dr. Javier Arcosgeneral director of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation University Hospital, in Madrid, as a priority line of patient safety strategies.
For his part, the Dr Ana Lealdeputy medical director of the same center, was responsible for presenting the Communication and Therapeutic Adequacy Project (CARE), the objective of which is to increase the value of the diagnostic and therapeutic measures indicated, to minimize therapeutic aggressiveness and to contribute to a Better Patient Care, as another outstanding example of initiatives aimed at achieving higher standards of quality and safety in patient care.
International speakers
The event, which has become an essential event in the sector’s training agenda and which has over 3,000 participants during this decade, aims to facilitate and disseminate scientific knowledge and advances in patient safety among professionals to promote the culture of safety in the field of health through the presentation of programs and experiences of emblematic institutions and references in the field of quality care.
Thus, and in continuity with previous editions, the conference presented the point of view of experts with great experience and international prestige in the field of patient safety.
He Professor Jeffrey BraithwaiteFounding Director of the Australian Institute for Health Innovation and Board Member of the International Society for Healthcare Quality (ISQua)explained how to achieve clinical excellence, safer healthcare and a better health system by 2030, by leading the necessary transformation and understanding the process not as a destination, but as a journey towards continuous improvement health services.
For his part, the Professor David Batesprofessor at Harvard University School of Public Health and director of the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, addressed in his speech the current state of patient safety, areas for improvement as an ethical imperative for all. healthcare professionals and how AI and new technologies can make a difference.
Quirónsalud Award for Best Patient Safety Initiatives
At the end of the Seminar, the Quirónsalud Awards were awarded to the Best Initiatives in Patient Safety, whose objective is to recognize the excellence of initiatives aimed at improving safety and clinical practice in the hospitals of the Quirónsalud Group, and who in this edition came across the project of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation University Hospital on the hub or monitoring device for the prevention and control of healthcare-related infections, based on artificial intelligence, and in other work of the General University Hospital of Catalonia on the Command Center as a disruptive tool that redefines the health management by optimizing patient flow, resources and processes, promoting efficiency and quality of care.
He Dr. Rai Belenesdirector of the organizing committee of the meeting, thanked the participation and involvement of all participants in continuous improvement in terms of patient safety and stressed that, throughout these ten years, “the Seminar has is established as a reference space for learning and innovation in the sector.
