Boletín de Febrero 2009 (Vol. 3, nº. 2) 
Newsletter February 2009 (Vol. 3, nº. 2) 
Newsletter \ Newsletter Vol. 3, nº. 2 (Feb. 2009)Highlights:
The Spanish Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs’ Quality Agency, through the Women's Health Observatory, is to train health professionals in care in birth, in line with the Strategy for Care in Normal Birth in the Spanish National Health System (SNS). The training programme, for health professionals in the Spanish regions, will take the form of an intensive 3-day seminar (21-23 April 2009) and six monographic workshops (7 teaching hours each) between May 2009 and May 2010.
Now available for consultation: Clinical coding bulletin num. 29, corresponding to surgical complications and medical care. Hospital malnutrition. June 2008.
Also now available for consultation: Clinical coding bulletin num. 30, corresponding to cardiology, arterial hypertension and cerebrovascular disease. June 2008.
The latest edition of the Spanish National Health System is now available, a document published on a regular basis for purposes of information.
Spanish National Death Statistics updated as of 31 January 2009.
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News:
Digital medical records to be a reality in two years’ time (ABC, 03/02/2009) .
Digital medical records to be in operation as from 2010 (El País, 03/02/2009) .
Castile-León regional health authority (Sacyl) to bring primary care facilities in rural areas online (El Adelantado, 12/02/2009)
Electronic medical records will operate throughout the Spanish National Health System in two years’ time (DomoticaViva, 15/02/2009)
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Official announcements:
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Federica Montseny Award. To reward research into gender and health matters, this Award will be given at SESPAS 2009 (see Events section) to the best paper on this topic. The Award is worth €3,000, funded by the Women's Health Observatory of the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs.
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.)
Events:
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13th Congress of the Spanish Society for Public Health and Health Administration (SESPAS 2009): The Time for Public Health. Seville, 4-6 March 2009. The preliminary proceedings on 3 March will include a session on “Equality legislation in healthcare”, sponsored by the SNS Quality Agency (16.00-19.30h in the España C Room of the Renacimiento Barceló Hotel, the site of the Congress in Seville). The Congress will also include a 1-day session with the Spanish Epidemiology Society (SEE) on Sexual and Reproductive Health in which the Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs will take part (4 March, 11:30-13:00h and 13:00-14:30h in the España A Room).
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5th Spanish Breastfeeding Congress, (Murcia, 5-7 March 2009).
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International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care (Berlin, 17-20 March 2009).
- Events in Spain and abroad in 2009 (Last updated: 15 October 2008).
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Recommended reading:
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Reducción de bacteriemias relacionadas con catéteres en los servicios de medicina intensiva mediante una intervención multifactorial. Informe del estudio. Madrid: Ministry of Health & Consumer Affairs; 2009.
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Aranaz Andrés JM. Acerca de los sistemas de notificación y registro de sucesos adversos. Rev Calid Asist. 2009; 24(1):1-2.
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Pérez Blanco V, Rubio Gómez I, Alarcón Gascueña P, Mateos Rubio J, Herradón Cano M, Delgado García A. Implementación de un formulario para la notificación de eventos adversos: resultados del primer año. Rev Calid Asist. 2009; 24(1):3-10.
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María Tenías J, Mayordomo C, Benavent ML, San Félix Micó M, García Esparza MA, Oriola RA. Impacto de una intervención educativa para promover el lavado de manos y el uso racional de guantes en un hospital comarcal. Rev Calid Asist. 2009; 24(1):36-41.
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Romero FJ. Las úlceras por presión como efecto adverso en la unidad de cuidados intensivos. Rev Calid Asist. 2009; 24(1):4.
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Hernández García I. Las úlceras por presión en la unidad de cuidados intensivos. Consideraciones sobre su evitabilidad y su frecuencia. Rev Calid Asist. 2009; 24(1):42-3.
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Lee RC, Cooke DL, Richards M. A system analysis of a suboptimal surgical experience. Patient Saf Surg. 2009; 3(1):1.
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Amarasingham R, Plantinga L, Diener-West M, Gaskin DJ, Powe NR. Clinical information technologies and inpatient outcomes: a multiple hospital study. Arch Intern Med.2009; 169(2):108-114.
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Adverse health care events reporting system: what have we learned? St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; 2009.
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Weingart SN, Simchowitz B, Kahlert Eng T, et al. The You CAN Campaign: teamwork training for patients and families in ambulatory oncology. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009; 35:63-71.
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Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Health Policy. Adverse Health Care Events Reporting System: What have we learned?: 5-year Review. Minnesota: Department of Health, 2009.
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Lee, Robert C; Cooke, David L; Richards, Michael. A system analysis of a suboptimal surgical experience. Patient Safety in Surgery. 2009; 3 (1).
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Amarasingham, Ruben; Plantinga, Laura; Diener-West, Marie [et al]. Clinical Information Technologies and Inpatient Outcomes: A Multiple Hospital Study. Arch Intern Med. 2009; 169 (2):108-114.
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Weingart, Saul N.; Simchowitz, Brett; Kahlert Eng, Terry. The You Can Campaign: Teamwork Training for Patients and Families in Ambulatory Oncology. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2009; 35 (2): 63-71.
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