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Background: Surgical complications are preventable in up to 50% of cases, actually are various tools to avoid them, one of these are morbidity and mortality conferences. However, there are no guides that define their structure for them to be effective. Objective; Analyze the impact of a new modality of surgical conferences in a sector of benign biliary pathology, called quality evaluation conferences. Methodology: Descriptive observational study where the overall improvement of the sector, the decrease in complications and the quality of patient care are compared. For 6 months, a weekly quality evaluation conference was carried out. It had 5 stages; 1. Analysis of all discharged patients. 2. Review of adverse events. 3. Review of the list and order of patients in the surgical plan. 4. Reproduction of recorded surgeries and review of scientific articles. 5. Review of own scientific works in development. Results: after implementing the conferences, there was a decrease in the number and severity of complications, as well as an improvement in the correct and timely surgical indication. Conclusion; Quality evaluation workshops as an evolution of morbidity and mortality workshops are a novel tool that, when well implemented, can help improve quality standards and in turn be used as a learning option in training centers.
ANTECEDENTES: Las complicaciones quirúrgicas son prevenibles hasta en un 50% de los casos, de allí que existan diversas herramientas para evitarlas, una de estas son los ateneos de morbimortalidad. Sin embargo, no existen guías que definan su estructura para que estos sean efectivos. Objetivo; Analizar el impacto de una nueva modalidad de ateneos quirúrgicos en un sector de patología biliar benigna, denominados ateneos de evaluación de calidad. Metodología: Estudio observacional descriptivo donde se compara el mejoramiento global del sector, la disminución de complicaciones y la calidad de atención de los pacientes. Durante 6 meses de realizó un ateneo semanal de evaluación de calidad que contaba con 5 etapas; 1. Análisis de todos los pacientes dados de alta. 2. Revisión de eventos adversos. 3. Revisión de la lista y orden de pacientes en plan quirúrgico. 4. Reproducción de cirugías grabadas y revisión de artículos científicos. 5. Revisión de trabajos científicos propios en desarrollo. RESULTADOS: después de implementar los ateneos se evidenció disminución en número y severidad de las complicaciones, mejoría en la correcta y oportuna indicación quirúrgica. Conclusión; Los ateneos de evaluación de calidad como una evolución de los ateneos de morbilidad y mortalidad son una herramienta novedosa y que bien implementada puede ayudar a mejorar los estándares de calidad y a su vez ser utilizada como opción de aprendizaje en centros de formación.
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Postoperative Complications , Humans , Postoperative Complications/prevention & control , Quality Assurance, Health Care/standards , Quality ImprovementABSTRACT
En el presente documento se describe el proceso de evaluación y designación pública de las autoridades regulatorias y los sistemas regulatorios regionales como incluidos en la lista de la OMS, de conformidad con los principios operativos de alto nivel definidos en el documento de política Evaluación y designación pública de las autoridades reguladoras como autoridades catalogadas por la OMS: documento de política. También se proporcionan detalles sobre los pasos, plazos y procesos involucrados en la evaluación y designación de una autoridad incluida en la lista de la OMS. Además, se describen el proceso y los criterios para la renovación, la reevaluación y la posible exclusión de la lista, la función y las responsabilidades del grupo consultivo técnico sobre autoridades incluidas en la lista de la OMS y los compromisos de la OMS y de las autoridades regulatorias que reúnan las condiciones necesarias. A los efectos del presente documento, el término “autoridad regulatoria”, a menos que se indique otra cosa, se refiere tanto a una autoridad regulatoria nacional como a un sistema regulatorio regional. En el anexo 1 se proporciona un glosario con las definiciones de los términos utilizados en el documento. Para obtener más información sobre el proceso de evaluación del desempeño para cada función, sírvase consultar el manual de evaluación del desempeño.
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Pharmaceutical Preparations , Drug and Narcotic Control , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Quality ControlABSTRACT
The diagnosis of Chagas disease mostly relies on the use of multiple serologic tests that are often unavailable in many of the remote settings where the disease is highly prevalent. In the Teniente Irala Fernández Municipality, in central Paraguay, efforts have been made to increase the diagnostic capabilities of specific rural health centres, but no quality assurance of the results produced has been performed. We comparatively analysed the results obtained with 300 samples tested using a commercial rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) at the laboratory of the Teniente Irala Fernández Health Center (CSTIF) with those generated upon repeating the tests at an independent well-equipped research laboratory (CEDIC). A subgroup of 52 samples were further tested at Paraguay's Central Public Health Laboratory (LCSP) by means of a different technique to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the tests carried out at CSTIF. We observed an excellent agreement between the ELISA results obtained at CSTIF and CEDIC (kappa coefficients between 0.85 and 0.93 for every kit evaluated), and an overall good performance of the tests carried out at CSTIF. However, the sensitivity of one kit was lower at CSTIF (81.3 %) than at CEDIC (100 %). The individual use of an RDT to detect the infection at CSTIF showed a similar sensitivity to that obtained combining it to an ELISA test (92.3% vs 88.5, p = 1). Nonetheless, the generalizability of this result is yet limited and will require of further studies.
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Chagas Disease , Primary Health Care , Rural Population , Sensitivity and Specificity , Serologic Tests , Paraguay , Humans , Chagas Disease/diagnosis , Serologic Tests/methods , Serologic Tests/standards , Adult , Male , Female , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Adolescent , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/standards , Middle Aged , Child , Young Adult , Child, Preschool , Aged , Antibodies, Protozoan/bloodABSTRACT
Introducción. Las complicaciones quirúrgicas son un tema relevante, difícil de abordar e inmerso en una cultura punitiva y vergonzosa hacia el médico. La ausencia de una medición sistemática, confiable y socializada es un desafío para los servicios quirúrgicos. El desconocimiento de las medidas de frecuencia y el impacto de las complicaciones quirúrgicas en las instituciones, y a su vez, dentro de los servicios quirúrgicos, evidencia la necesidad de abordar el tema desde una perspectiva de mejoramiento continuo. Métodos. Se hizo un análisis crítico y reflexivo sobre la conceptualización de las complicaciones quirúrgicas, los avances en su proceso de evaluación y su utilidad como indicador de calidad en los servicios quirúrgicos. Se ilustraron las metodologías con ejemplos clínicos que facilitan su entendimiento y aplicabilidad. Resultados. El trabajo inicial de los doctores Clavien & Dindo se ha fortalecido al considerar integralmente el proceso de atención quirúrgica como un indicador de calidad de la atención en salud. El desarrollo del Índice Integral de Complicaciones (CCI), para los eventos en el período posoperatorio, representa un paso adicional en el abordaje del problema. Su potencialidad en el análisis de los eventos ofrece una oportunidad para la implementación y la investigación en el tema. Conclusiones. Las complicaciones quirúrgicas representan un indicador robusto que permite evaluar el desempeño individual y grupal en un servicio quirúrgico. Hay metodologías recientes que deben ser incorporadas en la actividad asistencial de los cirujanos. Representan un insumo en la educación médica a todo nivel e, igualmente, un elemento de crecimiento personal y académico para todo cirujano.
Introduction. Surgical complications are a relevant topic, difficult to address and immersed in a punitive and shameful culture towards the doctor. The absence of systematic, reliable, and socialized measurement is a challenge for surgical services. The lack of knowledge of frequency measurements and the impact of surgical complications in institutions, and in turn, within surgical services, shows the need to address the issue from a perspective of continuous improvement. Methods. A critical and reflective analysis was carried out on the conceptualization of surgical complications, the advances in their evaluation process and their usefulness as an indicator of quality in surgical services. The methodologies were illustrated with clinical examples that facilitate their understanding and applicability. Results. The initial work of doctors Clavien & Dindo has been strengthened by comprehensively considering the surgical care process as an indicator of quality of health care. The development of the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI), for events in the postoperative period, represents an additional step in addressing the problem. Its potential in the analysis of events offers an opportunity for implementation and research on the topic. Conclusions. Surgical complications represent a robust indicator that allows evaluating individual and group performance in a surgical service. There are recent methodologies that must be incorporated into the care activity of surgeons. They represent an input in medical education at all levels and equally, an element of personal and academic growth for every surgeon.
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Humans , Postoperative Complications , Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality , Health Status Indicators , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Patient AcuityABSTRACT
Prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) stands as the cornerstone in diagnosing prostate cancer (PCa), offering superior detection capabilities while minimizing unnecessary biopsies. Despite its critical role, global disparities in MRI diagnostic performance persist, stemming from variations in image quality and radiologist expertise. This manuscript reviews the challenges and strategies for enhancing image quality in prostate MRI, spanning patient preparation, MRI unit optimization, and radiology team engagement. Quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) processes are pivotal, emphasizing standardized protocols, meticulous patient evaluation, MRI unit workflow, and radiology team performance. Additionally, artificial intelligence (AI) advancements offer promising avenues for improving image quality and reducing acquisition times. The Prostate-Imaging Quality (PI-QUAL) scoring system emerges as a valuable tool for assessing MRI image quality. A comprehensive approach addressing technical, procedural, and interpretative aspects is essential to ensure consistent and reliable prostate MRI outcomes.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Prostatic Neoplasms , Humans , Male , Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Quality Improvement , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Prostate/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: To subsidize and win the fight against the violation of the human rights of people with mental disorders, an international working group has built a toolkit of quality assurance services and the exercise of human rights by users, both in low-, middle, and high-income countries. The World Health Organization's (WHO) QualityRights Initiative has been discussed and agreed upon by government entities in many countries in its use and implementation. The program includes a service assessment kit and training modules. AIMS: In this context, this article aims to synthesize, from database searches, how the QualityRights Initiative is being used worldwide. METHOD: This is an integrative literature review, in which 354 articles were initially obtained. After analysis, 25 articles were included in this study. RESULTS: The results show different ways of using the initiative: service evaluation; QualityRights Initiative service evaluation and training provision; innovations on how to use the QualityRights Initiative; and QualityRights Initiative trainings. CONCLUSIONS: As the first part of the initiative, the service assessment part, was launched before the training materials, most of the articles found (17) were using it. Despite the recent launch of the training part of the initiative, five articles were found to have already conducted the training. In addition, three articles reported on the use of the initiative in other ways, such as translation and cultural adaptation of the modules; updating the document in light of the QualityRights project; and assessing whether its implementation would be effective in reducing coercive practices.
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Human Rights , Mental Disorders , World Health Organization , Humans , Mental Disorders/therapy , Mental Health Services/organization & administration , Global Health , Quality Assurance, Health CareABSTRACT
Este estudo analisa o estresse ocupacional entre psicólogos que atuavam na Atenção Primária à Saúde durante a pandemia ocasionada pela covid-19, assim como as características sociodemográficas e laborais dos participantes e sua relação com o estresse ocupacional. Participaram da pesquisa 70 psicólogos atuantes em 51 unidades básicas de saúde das regiões Oeste e Extremo Oeste catarinense. Para coleta de dados, um questionário sociodemográfico e a versão reduzida da Job Stress Scale (JSS) foram aplicados. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio da estatística descritiva e inferencial. Identificou-se que 35,7% dos psicólogos apresentaram alto desgaste no trabalho; 28,6% baixo desgaste; 27,1% se mostraram em trabalho passivo; e 8,6% em trabalho ativo. No modelo de regressão linear, os fatores associados à dimensão Demanda da JSS foram: possuir filho (a) (coeficiente -1,49; IC 95% -2,75 a -0,23) e afastamento do trabalho nos últimos 12 meses (coeficiente 1,88; IC 95% 0,60 a 3,15). Os psicólogos com hipertensão arterial sistêmica autorreferida apresentaram, em média, 3,96 pontos a menos no escore de Apoio social (IC 95% -7,06 a -0,85), quando comparados aos não hipertensos, e entre os psicólogos que trabalhavam no turno da manhã identificou-se aumento de 4,46 pontos, em média, no escore de Apoio social (IC 95% 0,90 a 8,02) em relação aos profissionais do turno manhã e tarde. Evidenciou-se que um número significativo de psicólogos apresentava-se em alto desgaste no trabalho, com potenciais implicações para sua saúde e atuação profissional.(AU)
This study analyzed occupational stress among psychologists who worked in Primary Health Care during the COVID-19 pandemic and participants' sociodemographic and work characteristics and their relationship with occupational stress. In total, 70 psychologists working in 51 basic health units in the West and Far West regions of Santa Catarina participated in this research. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the short version of the Job Stress Scale (JSS) were applied to collect data. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. In total, 35.7% of psychologists showed high stress at work; 28.6%, low burn out; 27.1%, passive work; and 8.6%, active work. The factors in the linear regression model that were associated with the JSS demand dimension referred to having children (coefficient −1.49; 95% CI −2.75 to −0.23) and absence from work in the last 12 months (coefficient 1.88; 95% CI 0.60 to 3.15). Psychologists with self-reported systemic arterial hypertension showed, on average, 3.96 points lower in the Social Support score (95% CI −7.06 to −0.85) than non-hypertensive ones and psychologists who worked in the morning shift, an average increase of 4.46 points in the Social Support score (95% CI 0.90 to 8.02) in relation to professionals working in the morning and afternoon shifts. A significant number of psychologists had high stress at work, with potential implications to their health and professional performance.(AU)
Este estudio evalúa el estrés laboral entre los psicólogos que trabajaron en la atención primaria de salud durante la pandemia provocada por la COVID-19, así como las características sociodemográficas y laborales de ellos y su relación con el estrés laboral. En la investigación participaron setenta psicólogos que trabajan en 51 unidades básicas de salud en las regiones oeste y lejano oeste de Santa Catarina (Brasil). Para la recolección de datos se aplicó un cuestionario sociodemográfico y la versión corta de la Job Stress Scale (JSS). El análisis de los datos se realizó mediante estadística descriptiva e inferencial. Se identificó que el 35,7% de los psicólogos presentaban alto estrés en el trabajo; el 28,6% tenían poco desgaste; el 27,1% se encontraban en trabajo pasivo; y el 8,6% en trabajo activo. En el modelo de regresión lineal, los factores asociados a la dimensión demanda de la JSS fueron: tener hijo (coeficiente -1,49; IC 95% -2,75 a -0,23) y baja laboral en los últimos 12 meses (coeficiente 1,88; IC 95% 0,60 a 3,15). Los psicólogos con hipertensión arterial sistémica autoinformada presentaron un promedio de 3,96 puntos más bajo en la puntuación de apoyo social (IC 95% -7,06 a -0,85) en comparación con los no hipertensos, y entre los psicólogos que trabajaban en el turno de la mañana, se identificó un aumento promedio de 4,46 puntos en la puntuación de apoyo social (IC 95% 0,90 a 8,02) con relación a los profesionales que laboran en el turno de mañana y tarde. Quedó evidente que un número significativo de psicólogos se encontraba en situación de alto estrés en el trabajo, con posibles implicaciones para su salud y desempeño profesional.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Primary Health Care , Psychology , Occupational Health , Occupational Stress , Organization and Administration , Organizational Innovation , Anxiety , Pathologic Processes , Personnel Loyalty , Poverty , Professional Practice , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Aspirations, Psychological , Salaries and Fringe Benefits , Signs and Symptoms , Social Conditions , Psychological Distance , Social Isolation , Social Problems , Socialization , Socioeconomic Factors , Task Performance and Analysis , Therapeutics , Unemployment , Viruses , Vocational Guidance , Women, Working , Work Schedule Tolerance , Behavioral Symptoms , Population Characteristics , Work Hours , National Health Strategies , Health Services Administration , Occupational Risks , Burnout, Professional , Activities of Daily Living , Power, Psychological , Adaptation, Psychological , Career Mobility , Organizational Culture , Family , Indicators of Quality of Life , Mental Health , Liability, Legal , Staff Development , Health Strategies , Workload , Mental Competency , Employment, Supported , Health Personnel , Workplace , Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation , Time Management , Efficiency, Organizational , Coronavirus , Conflict, Psychological , Life , Self Efficacy , Counseling , Health Management , Credentialing , Psychosocial Impact , Personal Autonomy , Delivery of Health Care , Friends , Depersonalization , Depression , Air Pollutants , Education , Educational Status , Efficiency , Empathy , Employee Grievances , Employee Incentive Plans , Employee Performance Appraisal , Employment , Environment and Public Health , Workforce , Disease Prevention , Health Status Disparities , Job Market , Ethics, Institutional , Mental Fatigue , Resilience, Psychological , Emotional Intelligence , Capacity Building , Remuneration , Hope , Karoshi Death , Compassion Fatigue , Emotional Adjustment , Self-Control , Work Performance , Alert Fatigue, Health Personnel , Work-Life Balance , Work Engagement , Economic Status , Solidarity , Psychological Distress , Caregiver Burden , Physical Distancing , Financial Stress , Induced Demand , Psychotherapists , Statistical Data , Social Vulnerability , Working Conditions , Overtraining Syndrome , Workforce Diversity , Psychological Growth , Coping Skills , Job Security , Emotional Exhaustion , Time Pressure , Guilt , Health Occupations , Health Promotion , Health Resources , Health Services Accessibility , Health Services Research , Ergonomics , Interpersonal Relations , Interprofessional Relations , Job Satisfaction , Labor Unions , Leadership , Motivation , Occupational Groups , Negativism , Occupational Diseases , Occupational Health Services , OccupationsABSTRACT
Introduction: External quality assessment is a crucial component in ensuring the quality of blood transfusion testing laboratories. Objectives: To develop a procedure for generating external quality assessment items for blood transfusion testing to evaluate participants' performance. Methods: Experimental research was conducted at Quality Control Center for Medical laboratory- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Three items, including red blood cell, serum, and atypical antibody serum samples, were assessed for homogeneity and stability; 5 assessment areas, including ABO grouping, Rh grouping, compatible cross matches, Coombs test, and screening of atypical antibodies, were utilized to evaluate the performance of 38 participants in the 2020-2021 period. Results: Red blood cell and serum samples maintained quality for a specific period at controlled temperatures, while serum samples with atypical antibodies showed stability at different temperatures. The participants demonstrated high satisfactory performance in ABO grouping, Rh grouping, Coombs test, and screening for atypical antibodies. However, the most unsatisfactory performance was reported in crossmatching, with 15 percent of participants unsatisfactory results. Conclusion: The procedure of production of proficiency testing items has been successfully developed, and its application at the national level is suggested to improve the quality of blood transfusion laboratories(AU)
Introducción: La evaluación externa de calidad es esencial para asegurar la calidad de los laboratorios de pruebas de transfusión sanguínea. Objetivos: Desarrollar un procedimiento para generar elementos de evaluación externa de calidad y evaluar el rendimiento de los participantes en pruebas de transfusión sanguínea. Métodos: Estudio experimental realizado en el Centro de Control de Calidad para Laboratorios Médicos de la Universidad de Medicina y Farmacia en la Ciudad de Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Se evaluaron muestras de glóbulos rojos, suero y suero con anticuerpos atípicos para homogeneidad y estabilidad. Se utilizaron 5 áreas de evaluación, incluida la agrupación ABO, la agrupación Rh, las coincidencias cruzadas compatibles, la prueba de Coombs y la detección de anticuerpos atípicos, para evaluar el desempeño de 38 participantes, en el período 2020-2021. Resultados: Las muestras de glóbulos rojos y suero mantuvieron la calidad durante un período específico a temperaturas controladas, mientras que las muestras de suero con anticuerpos atípicos mostraron estabilidad a diferentes temperaturas. Los participantes obtuvieron un alto rendimiento en algunas áreas, como la agrupación ABO y Rh, la prueba de Coombs y la detección de anticuerpos atípicos. Sin embargo, las pruebas de compatibilidad reportaron un rendimiento insatisfactorio en un 15 por cientode los participantes. Conclusión: El procedimiento desarrollado cumple con los criterios de calidad, y se sugiere su aplicación a nivel nacional para mejorar la calidad de los laboratorios de transfusión sanguínea(AU)
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Humans , Quality Control , Blood Group Antigens/blood , Blood Transfusion , Erythrocytes , Quality Assurance, Health Care/methods , Blood Specimen Collection , Clinical Laboratory Services/standardsABSTRACT
Objetivo: analisar a percepção dos enfermeiros sobre o uso das 3S - Smart Safe Shoes na sua fase de protótipo e os resultados da avaliação do seu uso por idosos internados. Método: estudo de carater exploratório, descritivo e misto, entre novembro de 2021 e março de 2022. Incluiu idosos internados com capacidade de deambulação e identificados com risco de queda; e enfermeiros especialistas. Os dados quantitativos foram analisados por estatística descritiva e os qualitativos a partir de análise temática. Resultados: participaram 28 idosos e sete enfermeiros, ambos concordaram que as 3S Smart Safe Shoes são confortáveis. Os enfermeiros consideram que as meias se adaptaram perfeitamente às diferentes regiões anatômicas do pé e que apresentam propriedades antiderrapantes nos pisos testados; e na maioria das situações, permitem uma boa mobilidade dos dedos, em todos os movimentos tibiotársicos (86%). Todos os enfermeiros destacam a facilidade de calçar as meias e consideram que estas devem ser incluídas como um elemento em estratégia de prevenção de quedas. Conclusão: as 3S - Smart Safe Shoes reunem as características necessárias para garantir uma marcha segura em idosos internados e o seu uso deve ser considerado em outros contextos.
Objective: to analyse nurse's perception about 3S - Smart Safe Shoes use in their prototype phase and describe their evaluation about this use by hospitalized elderly patients. Method: exploratory, descriptive and mixed study, between November 2021 and March 2022. It included hospitalized elderly people who were able to walk and identified as being at risk of falling; and specialist nurses. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data using thematic analysis. Results: 28 seniors and seven nurses participated, both agreed that the 3S Smart Safe Shoes are comfortable. The nurses consider that the socks adapt perfectly to the different anatomical regions of the foot and that they have non-slip properties on the tested floors; and in most situations, they allow good mobility of the fingers, in all tibiotarsal movements (86%). All nurses highlight the ease of putting on stockings and consider that these should be included as an element in a fall prevention strategy. Conclusion: 3S - Smart Safe Shoes have the necessary characteristics to guarantee a safe gait in hospitalized elderly patients and their use should be considered in other contexts.
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Quality Assurance, Health Care , Shoes , Accidental Falls , Nursing , Accident PreventionABSTRACT
Los estándares de calidad han sido diseñados para ser evaluados mediante un proceso con las siguientes características: i) Evaluación orientada a resultados centrados en el/la usuario/a (adolescentes); ii) evidencias medibles de los procesos y resultados evaluados; iii) flexibilidad para evaluar diversas evidencias que los equipos de salud presenten para demostrar el cumplimiento; y, iv) seguimiento a usuarios/as trazadores/ras. (Anexo N°5 para adolescentes).
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Quality Assurance, Health Care , Comprehensive Health Care , Quality Indicators, Health Care , Adolescent Health , Health Facilities , Health Services ResearchABSTRACT
En los últimos años, los programas nacionales y los proyectos financiados por donantes han avanzado en gran medida y han logrado llegar a las personas con infección por el VIH con tratamientos que salvan vidas en todo el mundo. Para medir el éxito de estas iniciativas, es necesario contar con sistemas sólidos de seguimiento y evaluación que generen datos de alta calidad. El objetivo de esta herramienta es ayudar a los países que tienen previsto realizar una evaluación rápida y sólida de la calidad de los datos nacionales y de sus asociados con énfasis en el tratamiento de la infección por el VIH, al tiempo que mejoran y brindan apoyo a los sistemas de seguimiento de pacientes para mejorar la calidad y el uso de los datos. Sin embargo, la intención no es que los países simplemente realicen una evaluación, sino que también corrijan las cifras sobre el tratamiento de la infección por el VIH y fortalezcan el sistema de seguimiento de pacientes en función de los resultados.
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HIV , HIV Infections , Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active , Data Collection , Quality Assurance, Health CareABSTRACT
En los últimos años, los programas nacionales y los proyectos financiados por donantes han avanzado en gran medida y han logrado llegar a las personas con infección por el VIH con tratamientos que salvan vidas en todo el mundo. Para medir el éxito de estas iniciativas, es necesario contar con sistemas sólidos de seguimiento y evaluación que generen datos de alta calidad. El objetivo de esta herramienta es ayudar a los países que tienen previsto realizar una evaluación rápida y sólida de la calidad de los datos nacionales y de sus asociados con énfasis en el tratamiento de la infección por el VIH, al tiempo que mejoran y brindan apoyo a los sistemas de seguimiento de pacientes para mejorar la calidad y el uso de los datos. Sin embargo, la intención no es que los países simplemente realicen una evaluación, sino que también corrijan las cifras sobre el tratamiento de la infección por el VIH y fortalezcan el sistema de seguimiento de pacientes en función de los resultados
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Quality Assurance, Health Care , HIV Infections , Data Collection , Patient-Centered Care , Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveSubject(s)
Down Syndrome , Quality Improvement , Humans , Down Syndrome/therapy , Quality Assurance, Health CareABSTRACT
The application of quality and its scope have diversified. From this perspective, quality assurance applied to analytical tests (performed in clinical laboratories or blood banks) for the detection of infectious markers is one of the concepts that has gained strength in the last 10 years. The official Mexican standards require ensuring the quality of the published results and for their compliance it is recommended the use of international guides and guidelines that describe good practices that can be applied when carrying out this activity, without losing sight of the fact that everything related to quality assurance must be supported by the implementation of a quality management system. Thus, by using materials selected correctly and in accordance with official regulatory requirements, a good statistical analysis and the appropriate tools, the quality assurance of the analytical phase of the laboratory process in the screening of infectious markers can bring great benefits to the emission of clinically useful results by monitoring indicators and applying the necessary corrective actions, in order to reduce the risk of unfavorable results for patients and donors.
La aplicación de la calidad y su alcance se han diversificado. Bajo esta perspectiva, el aseguramiento de la calidad aplicado a las pruebas analíticas (que se hacen en laboratorios clínicos o bancos de sangre) para detectar marcadores infecciosos es uno de los conceptos que ha tomado fuerza en los últimos 10 años. Las normas oficiales mexicanas exigen asegurar la calidad de los resultados emitidos y para su cumplimiento se recomienda el uso de guías y lineamientos internacionales que describan las buenas prácticas que se pueden aplicar al llevar a cabo esta actividad, sin perder de vista que todo lo relacionado con el aseguramiento de la calidad debe estar sustentado mediante la implementación de un sistema de gestión de la calidad. Es así que mediante el uso de materiales seleccionados de manera correcta y acorde a los requerimientos normativos oficiales, un buen análisis estadístico y las herramientas adecuadas, el aseguramiento de la calidad de la fase analítica del proceso del laboratorio en el tamizaje de marcadores infecciosos puede aportar grandes beneficios a la emisión de resultados clínicamente útiles, mediante el seguimiento de indicadores y la aplicación de las acciones correctivas necesarias, con la finalidad de reducir el riesgo de resultados que desfavorezcan a pacientes y donadores.
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Clinical Laboratory Services , Laboratories , Humans , Quality Control , Blood Banks , Mexico , Quality Assurance, Health CareABSTRACT
En 1993, el Estado estableció el Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud, en el que se introdujeron los diferentes mecanismos legales para promover la calidad en las instituciones prestadoras de servicios de salud en el país. A partir de allí, se implantaron diferentes decretos. En la actualidad, el Sistema Obligatorio de Garantía de Calidad en Salud (SOGCS) se encuentra reglamentado en el Decreto 780 de 2016, Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Salud. El SOGCS está integrado por cuatro componentes principales: el Sistema Único de Habilitación (SUH), la Auditoría para el Mejoramiento de la Calidad, el Sistema Único de Acreditación (SUA) y el Sistema de Información para la Calidad en Salud, para dirigir y evaluar el desempeño de estas instituciones en términos de calidad y satisfacción social; además, se adoptó el Manual de Inscripción de Prestadores y Habilitación de Servicios de Salud, el cual contiene las condiciones mínimas que deben cumplir los servicios de salud ofertados y prestados en el país, para brindar seguridad a los usuarios en el proceso de la atención en salud. Dicho manual tiene por objeto definir las condiciones de verificación para la habilitación, como la capacidad técnico-administrativa, suficiencia patrimonial y financiera, y la capacidad tecnológica y científica. En este artículo se revisarán algunos conceptos generales del Sistema Obligatorio de Garantía de Calidad en Salud, así como los estándares y criterios de habilitación para laboratorios clínicos
In 1993, the State established the General System of Social Security in Health, in which different legal mechanisms were introduced to promote quality in the institutions providing health services in the country. From then on, different decrees were implemented. Currently, the Mandatory Health Quality Assurance System (SOGCS) is regulated by Decree 780 of 2016, the Sole Regulatory Decree of the Health Sector. SOGCS is made up of four main components: the Single Qualification System (SUH), the Audit for Quality Improvement, the Single Accreditation System (SUA) and the Health Quality Information System, to direct and evaluate the performance of these institutions in terms of quality and social satisfaction; in addition, the Health Services Provider Registration and Qualification Manual was adopted, which contains the minimum conditions that health services in the country must meet to provide security to users in the health care process. The purpose of this manual is to define the verification conditions for accreditation, such as technical-administrative capacity, patrimonial and financial sufficiency, and technological and scientific capacity. This article will review some general concepts of the Mandatory System of Quality Assurance in Health, as well as the standards and qualification criteria for clinical laboratories
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Humans , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Health Administration , Functioning License , Clinical Laboratory Services , AccreditationABSTRACT
Este ensaio propõe que a Covid-19 pode operar como um analisador, dentro da perspectiva da análise institucional, iluminando um determinado modo de organização social que promove profundas desigualdades e ameaça a vida em diversos níveis e revelando as condições sociais, institucionais e políticas de produção de sofrimento no corpo profissional de Enfermagem. A pandemia desvelou um conjunto de marcas relacionadas à profissão, agravadas pela crise sanitária, reforçando a naturalização das relações de cuidado atribuídas ao feminino, bem como um conjunto de clivagens e hierarquias internas à profissão a partir da sinergia de marcadores da diferença, como gênero, cor/raça, classe e geração. Além disso, este trabalho mostra a presença de uma necropolítica nas respostas à pandemia que banaliza a vida e permite morrer determinados grupos sociais. A ideia de "profissionais de linha de frente" é criticada em suas metáforas bélicas, mas tomada como figura de linguagem em sua potência para afirmar que existem corpos que, pelas marcas sociais e históricas e pela interdependência do cuidado, são mais presentes e exigidos e, portanto, mais vulneráveis à doença e ao sofrimento dela decorrente.(AU)
The essay proposes that Covid-19 can operate as an analyzer, within the perspective of institutional analysis, illuminating a certain mode of social organization that promotes profound inequalities and threatens life at various levels, revealing the social, institutional and political conditions for the production of suffering in the professional nursing body. The pandemic would unveil a set of marks related to the profession, aggravated by the sanitary crisis, reinforcing the naturalization of the care relations attributed to the feminine, as well as a set of cleavages and internal hierarchies to the profession from the synergy of markers of difference as gender, color/race, class and generation. The work shows the presence of necropolitics in responses to the pandemic, which trivializes life and allows certain social groups to die. The idea of "front-line professionals" is criticized in its war metaphors, but taken as a figure of speech in its potency to affirm that there are bodies that by social and historical marks, and by the interdependence of care, are more present and demanded, and therefore more vulnerable to disease and the resulting suffering.(AU)
El ensayo propone que el Covid-19 puede funcionar como analizador, desde la perspectiva del análisis institucional, revelando las condiciones sociales, institucionales y políticas de producción de sufrimiento de enfermeras. La pandemia revela algunas marcas relacionadas con la profesión, agravadas por la crisis de salud, reforzando la naturalización de la atribución del cuidado a lo femenino y un conjunto de jerarquías internas de la profesión. El trabajo también muestra la presencia de una necropolítica en las respuestas a la pandemia. La idea de "profesionales de primera línea" es criticada, pero tomada como una figura del lenguaje en su potencia para afirmar que hay cuerpos que, por las marcas sociales e históricas y por la interdependencia del cuidado, están más presentes y demandados, y por lo tanto más vulnerables a la enfermedad.(AU)
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Humans , Female , Nursing , Psychological Distress , Gender Identity , Self-Testing , COVID-19 , Oxygen Inhalation Therapy , Pain , Patient Care Team , Patient Discharge , Patients , Politics , Primary Health Care , Psychology , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Quality of Life , Race Relations , Salaries and Fringe Benefits , Social Change , Social Isolation , Social Sciences , Socioeconomic Factors , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic , Women, Working , Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms , Population Characteristics , Nursing Theory , Occupational Risks , Burnout, Professional , Virus Diseases , Vaccines , Nursing Research , Accidents, Occupational , Carrier State , Mental Health , Mortality , Models, Nursing , Occupational Health , Workload , Professional Autonomy , Long-Term Care , Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation , Immunization Programs , Disease Transmission, Infectious , Continuity of Patient Care , Feminism , Critical Care , Disaster Vulnerability , Health Risk , Access to Information , Delivery of Health Care , Air Pollution , Health Care Economics and Organizations , Emergencies , Employment , Environment and Public Health , Essential Public Health Functions , Health Status Disparities , Ethics, Professional , Surveillance of the Workers Health , Program of Risk Prevention on Working Environment , Air Contamination Effects , Evidence-Based Nursing , Fear , Remuneration , Early Medical Intervention , Medicalization , Ambulatory Care , Personal Protective Equipment , Psychosocial Support Systems , Occupational Stress , Burnout, Psychological , Patient Care , Caregiver Burden , Models, Biopsychosocial , COVID-19 Serological Testing , Gender Equity , Vaccine Development , Community Resources , Intersectional Framework , Systemic Racism , Social Vulnerability , Humanitarian Crisis , Working Conditions , Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome , Accident Prevention , Health Occupations , Health Services , Health Services Accessibility , Helping Behavior , Hierarchy, Social , Hospitalization , Hospitals , Humanism , Life Support Care , Masks , Muscle Tonus , Night Care , Nursing Care , Nursing, Practical , Nursing, Team , Occupational DiseasesABSTRACT
Este artigo pretende compreender as concepções de profissionais da gestão e dos serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) sobre Educação Permanente em Saúde (EPS), bem como seus desafios e potencialidades. Utilizou-se de grupo focal para coleta, seguido de análise lexical do tipo classificação hierárquica descendente com auxílio do software Iramuteq. Os resultados delinearam quatro classes: a) EPS - entendimentos e expectativas; b) entraves à EPS; c) ETSUS e EPS por meio de cursos e capacitações; e d) dispositivos de EPS: potencialidades e desafios. Os participantes apontaram equívocos de entendimentos acerca da EPS ao equipará-la à Educação Continuada (EC) voltada à transferência de conteúdo, com repercussões negativas na prática de EPS. Discute-se o risco em centralizar o responsável pela concretização dessa proposta, que deveria ser coletiva e compartilhada entre diferentes atores. Reivindica-se, portanto, uma produção colaborativa, que possa circular entre os envolvidos, de modo que cada um experimente esse lugar e se aproprie da complexidade de interações propiciadas pela Educação Permanente em Saúde.(AU)
This article aims to understand the conceptions of professionals from the management and services of the Unified Health System (SUS) on Permanent Education in Health (EPS), as well as its challenges and potential. A focus group was used for data collection, followed by a lexical analysis of the descending hierarchical classification type using the Iramuteq software. The results delineated four classes: a) EPS - understandings and expectations; b) obstacles to EPS; c) ETSUS and EPS by courses and training; and d) EPS devices: potentialities and challenges. Participants pointed out misunderstandings about EPS, when equating it with Continuing Education (CE) focused on content transfer, with negative repercussions on EPS practice. The risk of centralizing the person responsible for implementing this proposal, which should be collective and shared among different actors, is discussed. Therefore, a collaborative production is claimed for, which can circulate among those involved, so that each one experiences this place and appropriates the complexity of interactions provided by Permanent Education in Health.(AU)
Este artículo tiene por objetivo comprender las concepciones de los profesionales de la gestión y servicios del Sistema Único de Salud (SUS) sobre Educación Continua en Salud (EPS), así como sus desafíos y potencialidades. Se utilizó un grupo focal para la recolección de datos, seguido por un análisis léxico del tipo clasificación jerárquica descendente con la ayuda del software Iramuteq. Los resultados delinearon cuatro clases: a) EPS: entendimientos y expectativas, b) Barreras para EPS, c) ETSUS y EPS a través de cursos y capacitación, y d) Dispositivos EPS: potencialidades y desafíos. Los participantes informaron que existen malentendidos sobre EPS al equipararla a Educación Continua, con repercusiones negativas en la práctica de EPS, orientada a la transferencia de contenidos. Se discute el riesgo de elegir a un solo organismo como responsable de implementar esta propuesta colectiva, que debería ser colectiva y compartida entre los diferentes actores. Se aboga por un liderazgo colaborativo, que pueda circular entre los involucrados, para que cada uno experimente este lugar y se apropie de la complejidad de interacciones que brinda la Educación Continua en Salud.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Unified Health System , Health Management , Education, Continuing , Organizational Innovation , Organizational Objectives , Patient Care Team , Personnel Management , Primary Health Care , Professional Practice , Psychology , Public Policy , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Quality of Health Care , Schools , Audiovisual Aids , Self-Help Devices , Social Control, Formal , Social Welfare , Sociology, Medical , Specialization , Task Performance and Analysis , Teaching , Decision Making, Organizational , National Health Strategies , Health Surveillance , Health Infrastructure , Complementary Therapies , Organizational Culture , Health Education , Nursing , Health Personnel , Total Quality Management , Health Care Reform , Community Mental Health Services , Knowledge , Health Equity , Curriculum , Voluntary Programs , Education, Medical, Continuing , Education, Nursing, Continuing , Education, Professional , Education, Professional, Retraining , Emergency Medical Services , Humanization of Assistance , Planning , Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services , Clinical Governance , Capacity Building , Health Communication , Integrality in Health , Psychiatric Rehabilitation , Work Performance , Interdisciplinary Placement , Burnout, Psychological , Shared Governance, Nursing , Interprofessional Education , Working Conditions , Governing Board , Health Facility Administrators , Health Policy , Health Promotion , Hospital Administration , Inservice Training , Learning , Mental Health ServicesABSTRACT
Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad radiográfica mediante técnica de la bisectriz ejecutada por estudiantes de Odontología de tercer año. Material y Método: Estudio observacional descriptivo. Se evaluaron 220 radiografías ejecutadas por 55 estudiantes de Odontología de tercer año. La calidad radiográfica fue evaluada por dos investigadores, mediante una pauta creada con cuatro parámetros: posición de la película, angulación horizontal, angulación vertical y rayos X centrado. Fue comparada la calidad según sector radiográfico, anterior y posterior. Se realizó estadística descriptiva y prueba de chi-2 para establecer diferencias entre calidad y sector radiográfico, con un valor de significancia estadística de p0.05. Conclusión: Las radiografías periapicales tomadas mediante técnica de la bisectriz por estudiantes de Odontología de tercer año, son mayoritariamente de calidad inaceptable, sin diferencias significativas entre sectores.
Objective: To evaluate radiographic quality using the bisecting angle technique performed by third-year dental students. Material and Method: Descriptive observational study. 220 radiographs were evaluated, performed by 55 third-year dental students. Radiographic quality was evaluated by two researchers, using a guideline created with four parameters: film position, horizontal angulation, vertical angulation and centered X-ray (conecut). The quality was compared according to the radiographic sector, anterior and posterior. Descriptive statistics and chi-2 test were applied to establish differences between radiographic sector and radiographic quality, setting a value of statistical significance of p 0.005. Conclusions: The periapical radiographs taken by third-year dental students using the bisecting angle technique is mostly of unacceptable quality, with no significant differences between sectors.
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Humans , Male , Female , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Radiology/education , Students, Dental , Radiography, Dental/standardsABSTRACT
Es de importancia analizar desde el punto de vista de gestión de calidad y seguridad del paciente donde los cuidados enfermeros se consideran un elemento unificador y exigen a los profesionales a trabajar con un método evaluando sistemáticamente los cuidados y posicionan a los profesionales enfermeros como parte importante del equipo de salud. Esta calidad de servicio puede ser estimada a través de un indicador de calidad que sirve para medir también el grado de satisfacción del cliente. Teniendo como objetivo evaluar el proceso de calidad de las prácticas de enfermería que aportan a la seguridad de los pacientes. Es de relevancia entender que la calidad y la seguridad del paciente, deben ser enfrentadas como un proceso continuo, que permita mediciones que traduzcan en mejoras signifcativas y que puedan llevar a programas de intervenciones.Se revisaron conceptos como calidad del cuidado, gestión del cuidado, indicadores de calidad para medir el grado de satisfacción del profesional como del cliente[AU]
It is important to analyze from the point of view of quality management and patient safety where nursing care is considered a unifying element because it does not allow the development of discipline, it requires professionals to work with a method systematically evaluating care and position nursing professionals as an important part of the health team. Tis quality of service can be measured through a quality indicator that also serves to measure the degree of customer satisfaction. Aiming to evaluate the quality process of nursing practices that contribute to the safety of patients.It is important to understand that quality and patient safety must be addressed as a continuous process, allowing measurements that translate into significant improvements and that can lead to intervention programs.Concepts such as quality of care, care management, quality indicators to measure the degree of satisfaction of the professional and the client were reviewed[AU]
É importante analisar do ponto de vista da gestão da qualidade e segurança do paciente onde a assistência de enfermagem é considerada um elemento unifcador, pois não permite o desenvolvimento da disciplina, exige que o profssional trabalhe com um método que avalie sistematicamente o cuidado e posicione o profssional de enfermagem como parte importante da equipe de saúde. Essa qualidade de serviço pode ser medida por meio de um indicador de qualidade que também serve para medir o grau de satisfação do cliente. Com o objetivo de avaliar o processo de qualidade das práticas de enfermagem que contribuem para a segurança dos pacientes. É importante entender que a qualidade e a segurança do paciente devem ser tratadas como um processo contínuo, permitindo medições que se traduzam em melhorias significativas e que podem levar a programas de intervenção. Conceitos como qualidade do atendimento, gestão do atendimento, indicadores de qualidade foram revisados para medir o grau de satisfação do profssional e do cliente[AU]