Boletín de Enero 2009 (Vol. 3, nº. 1) 
Newsletter January 2009 (Vol. 3, nº. 1) 
Newsletter \ Newsletter Vol. 3, nº. 1 (Jan. 2009)Highlights:
State Regulations 2007 now available (these indicators define the operation of Spanish NHS hospitals in connection with hospitalization episodes, following classification by Diagnosis-Related Groups - DRGs).
Catalogue of Spanish NHS Primary Healthcare Centres (2009) now available on the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs website.
Presentation of Spanish NHS Ictus Strategy on 17 March 2009.
Hand Hygiene Campaign (5 May 2009). The coordination group for the Spanish NHS Hand Hygiene Campaign was established on 11 December 2008 with the Spanish regions, to lay down the bases for organization of the campaign and the measures to be taken in connection with Global Handwashing Day – “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands” – on 5 May 2009.
ICU endovascular catheter-related bacteraemia prevention project meeting, held on 4 December 2008 with regional coordination teams for definitive project planning.
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News:
M. Alfaro: "We have laid a layer of interoperability in the Spanish NHS". (Diario Médico).
Patients for Patient Safety News. Nº 15, December 2008.
“No improvement in patient safety, despite the guides”, in diariomedico.com (30 December 2008).
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Official announcements:
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Second competition for best practice in incorporating a gender/ethnic equality perspective in healthcare organized by the PAHO/WHO. Deadline for presentation: 31 January 2009. E-mail: buenasprac@paho.org.
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10th edition of REAP (Spanish Primary Healthcare Network) grants for Primary Healthcare research projects. Competition open for presentation of research projects that wish to opt for REAP funding. Deadline for presentation of research projects: 30 January 2009.
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Grants for research projects and complementary activities under the National Fundamental Research Project Programme, within the framework of the 6th National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation Programme 2008-2011.
(Official State Gazette (BOE) of 31 December 2008)
Events:
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1st International Conference on Bridging Knowledge in Long-Term Care and Support: Crossing Boundaries between Ageing and Disability. Barcelona, 5 to 7 March 2009.
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Conference on “Hospital financing: diagnosis-related groups – Leading the debate”. European Parliament, Brussels, 5 March 2009.
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15th National and 4th International Congress of the Spanish Society for Preventive Medicine, Public Health & Hygiene (SEMPSPH). Malaga, 3 to 5 June 2009. Deadline for receipt of summaries: 28 February 2009.
- Events in Spain and abroad in 2009 (Last updated: 15 October 2008).
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Recommended reading:
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Nolte, E., Knai, C., McKee, M. Managing chronic conditions: Experience in eight countries. (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies). Observatory Studies Series, 15. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. 2008. 202 p. ISBN: 92-890-4294-9.
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Runciman, W., Hibbert, P., Thomson, R., Van Der Schaaf, T., Heather, S., Pierre, L. Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: key concepts and terms. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009; 21(1): 18-26.
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Thomson, R., Lewalle, P., Sherman, H., Hibbert, P., Runciman, W., Castro, G. Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: a Delphi survey. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009; 21(1): 9-17.
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The World Alliance for Patient Safety Drafting Group, Sherman, H., Castro, G., Fletcher, M. et al. Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: the conceptual framework. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009; 21(1): 2-8.
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Donaldson, L. An international language for patient safety: global progress in patient safety requires classification of key concepts. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009; 21(1): 1.
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Haynes, A.B., Weiser, T.G., Berry, W.R. et al. A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. N Engl J Med. 2009; 360: 5.
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Mathews, S.C., Pronovost, P.J. Physician autonomy and informed decision making: finding the balance for patient safety and quality. JAMA. 2008; 300(24): 2913-2915.
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Brown, C., Lilford, R. Evaluating service delivery interventions to enhance patient safety. BMJ. 2008; 337: a2764.
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Kostopoulou, O., Delaney, B.C., Munro, C.W. Diagnostic difficulty and error in primary care – a systematic review. Family Practice 2008; 25(6): 400-413.
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European Union:
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European Commission Report on follow-up of 2003 Council Recommendations on cancer screening. (The report is based in part on a 2007 survey that was completed by the Health Planning Office on the basis of the information available at that time from the Spanish regions.)
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New joint WHO/WONCA report on integrating mental health into primary care.
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Presentations and report on the debate held in the European Parliament on 3 December on organ donation and transplant, in which Dr. Matesanz participated and presented the Spanish transplant model.
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Commission staff working document – Accompanying document to the communication and recommendation on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections – Summary of the impact assessment {COM(2008) 836 fianl} {COM(2008) 837 final} {SEC(2008)3004}
