The participants at the exhibition held on the sidelines of the seventh Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare at the QNCC. Pic: Qassim Rahmatullah / The Peninsula
Efforts and initiatives being taken by different health care providers in Qatar to enhance quality and safety was showcased at an exhibition held on the sidelines of the Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
It included over 15 exhibitors and a ‘Knowledge Zone’ which boasted more than 100 scientific posters on quality and safety.
The exhibitors included Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute (HHQI), Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar Armed Forces, Qatar Red Crescent, Sidra Medicine, Qatar University, and the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), who showcased improvement efforts and initiatives within their respective organisations.
“This is an annual event. Running under the theme ‘Patient Safety First’. The focus has changed from creating awareness about patients safety to preventing any harm that may happen to patients,” said Dr Abdulla Al Ansari, Deputy Chief of Medical, Academic & Research Affairs for Surgical Services, Hamad General Hospital, HMC speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the Forum.
“The Legatum Prosperity Index ranks Qatar as the fifth best for health in the world. This is as a result of the efforts we have taken to enhance patient safety. The posters here are on ‘quality research’ which shows how we have improved in quality and safety,” he added.
According to Dr Al Ansari HMC has around 500 professionals who do research on how to research on how to improve the reality of services.
One of the research posters were on ‘Improving venous thromboelism (VTE) risk assessment and prescribing practices in acute medical assessment unit of Hamad General Hospital (HGH)’. It examined about VTE a common and potentially preventable disease in hospitalised patients. The research poster also shows that a pilot multidisciplinary team afford has been able to reduce the risk of hospitalised patients getting VTE in the acute medical assessment unit of HGH.
The seventh Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare was held over three days, including pre-conference sessions held on Friday, at the Qatar National Convention Center. It was organised by HMC in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
Arguably the largest Forum on patient safety and quality improvement saw the participation of 3,000 health care professionals, 126 local and international speakers. The programme of the seventh Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare included many new and innovative topics in the field of quality and safety and it provided an opportunity for participants to network with leaders in this field.
